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NAVY    DEPARTMENT 

BUREAU  OF  NAVIGATION 


COURSE  IN 

HISTORY,  GEOGRAPHY 

ARITHMETIC.  ETC. 


FOR   THE   USE   OF 

ENLISTED  MEN 


WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFFICE 

1915 


NAVY    DEPARTMENT 

1^-^      BUREAU  OF  NAVIGATION 


COURSE  IN 

HISTORY.  GEOGRAPHY 

ARITHMETIC,  ETC. 


FOR  THE  USE  OF 

ENLISTED  MEN 


WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFHCE 

1915 


SUMMARY. 


First  grade: 

Reading,  writing,  spelling. 

General  information:  Bluejacket's  Manual,  Part  I. 
Geography:  Questions  1  to  55,  inclusive. 
United  States  History:  Questions  1  to  81,  inclusive. 
Arithmetic:  Milne's    Standard,    pages    1    to    37, 
inclusive. 
Second  grade: 

Reading,  writing,  spelling. 

General  information:  Bluejacket's  Manual,  Part  I. 
Geography:  Questions  56  to  110,  inclusive. 
United  States  History:  Questions  82  to  162,  in- 
clusive. 
Arithmetic:   Milne's  Standard,   pages    38    to  66, 
inclusive. 
Third  grade: 

Reading,  writing,  spelling. 

General  information:  Bluejacket's  Manual,  Part  I. 
Geography:  Questions  111  to  165,  inclusive 
United    States    History:  Questions    163    to    245, 

inclusive. 
Arithmetic:   Milne's  Standard,   pages    67    to  98, 
inclusive. 
Fourth  grade: 

Reading,  writing,  spelling. 

Generalinformation:  Bluejacket's  Manual,  Part  I. 
Geography:  Questions  166  to  189,  inclusive. 
United    States    History:  Questions    246    to    257, 

inclusive. 
Arithmetic:   Milne's  Standard,  pages    99    to  169, 
inclusive. 

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Fifth  grade: 

Reading,  writing,  spelling. 

Generaflnformation:  Bluejacket's  Manual,  Part  I. 
Geography:  Questions  190  to  313,  inclusive. 
United    States    History:  Questions    258    to    269, 

inclusive. 
Arithmetic:  Milne's  Standard,  pages  170  to  261, 

inclusive. 
Sixth  grade : 

Reading,  writing,  spelling. 

Generafinf ormation :  Bluejacket's  Manual,  Part  I. 
Geography:  Questions  214  to  237,  inclusive. 
United    States    History:  Questions    270    to    281, 

inclusive. 
Arithmetic:   Milne's  Standard,  pages  262  to  342, 

inclusive. 
Seventh  grade : 

Reading,  writing,  spelling. 

General  information:  Bluejacket's  Manual,  Part  I. 
Geography:  Questions  238  to  261,  inclusive. 
United    States    History:  Questions    282    to    293, 

inclusive. 
Arithmetic:   Milne's  Standard,  pages  343  to  417, 

inclusive. 


INSTRUCTIONS  TO  INSTRUCTORS. 


1.  Always  be  on  time. 

2.  Alwaj^s  know  which  companies  are  to  be  present 
at  each  period. 

3.  Be  careful  of  your  own  actions,  taking  care  to  set  a 
good  example  to  the  scholars  in  language  and  deport- 
ment. 

4.  Men  working  at  the  blackboards  will,  when  they 
finish,  ^' About  face,"  and  come  to  '^  Parade  rest." 

5.  When  called  upon  to  recite,  the  men  will  come  to 
''Attention." 

6.  When  giving  orders  or  talking,  be  sure  that  you 
are  understood,  then  go  ahead. 

7.  Take  great  care  to  speak  correctly,  pronouncing 
each  syllable  distinctly. 

8.  Always  repeat  carefully  and  cheerfully  when 
requested  to  do  so. 

9.  Muster  the  class  whenever  convenient,  but  the 
main  thing  is  to  get  started  on  the  lesson  as  soon  as 
possible. 

10.  All  classes  will  be  dismissed  promptly  on  time. 
No  one  will  be  kept  after  class  except  by  special 
permission. 

1 1 .  The  orders  for  dismissal  will  be :  ' '  Rise, "  "  March 
out." 

12.  All  orders  in  the  classrooms  will  be  given  in  a 
military  manner,  and  prompt  obedience  must  be 
insisted  upon. 

13.  If  during  the  recitation,  some  one  cheats,  call  the 
offender  up  before  the  class  and  inform  him  that  he 
has  a  zero  for  the  recitation.  If  he  cheats  again  at  any 
time,  put  him  on  the  report. 

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14.  Unless  the  conditions  are  very  unusual,  no  one 
will  be  given  permission  to  leave  a  classroom  during 
recitation. 

15.  Careful  musters  of  each  class  must  be  made. 

16.  Instructors  will  ascertain  each  period  that  only 
the  men  regularly  assigned  to  the  grade  are  present. 

17.  The  names  of  absentees  for  each  period  will  be 
turned  over  to  the  company  commanders,  who  will  check 
them  up  and  report  to  the  head  of  the  department. 

18.  At  the  end  of  each  term  each  instructor  will 
turn  in  with  his  final  mark  the  number  of  hours  that 
each  man  under  him  has  attended  during  the  past 
term. 

19.  Men  coming  in  late  will  be  reported  along  with 
the  absentees,  givmg  the  nmnber  of  minutes  late.  If 
they  have  no  excuse,  they  wiU  be  put  on  the  report  by 
the  head  of  the  department. 

20.  Absentees  from  the  ship's  company,  seaman 
guard,  or  band  will  bo  reported  to  the  head  of  the 
department  each  day  after  the  last  period.  If  unac- 
counted for,  they  will  be  put  on  the  report  by  the  head 
of  the  department. 

21.  Keep  in  mind  that  you  have  not  much  time; 
that  you  must  keep  the  men  busy  and  interested ;  that 
you  should  cover  tne  lessons  assigned  to  you. 

22.  See  that  eveiyone  present  recites  and  receives  a 
mark. 

23.  Do  not,  however,  make  the  mistake  of  putting 
the  daily  mark  before  eveiy thing.  The  mark  on  the 
examination  really  shows  what  the  man  has  learned. 

24.  Keep  your  mark  book  neatly  and  economically, 
using  the  following  scheme:  50  and  below,  very  poor; 
60  and  below,  poor;  70,  passing;  80,  good;  90,  very 
good;  100,  excellent. 

25.  When  a  company  goes  to  sea,  their  final  marks 
in  percentage  will  be  transferred  to  the  enlistment 
records  on  the  basis  of  5. 

26.  During  a  day  all  companies  in  a  grade  wiU  have 
the  same  lesson. 

27.  The  lesson  to  be  copied  down  one  day  wiU  always 
be  put  on  the  board  the  evening  before,  or  at  such  a 


time  that  morning  that  it  will  be  on  the  board  before 
the  first  class  arrives. 

28.  The  examinations  will  be  kept  on  the  board  for 
two  days  after  the  examination  day. 

29.  Always  have  your  day's  work  finished  before  you 
leave  in  the  evening. 

30.  Keep  your  room  locked  when  you  are  away,  as 
you  are  responsible  for  the  equipment  in  it. 

31.  Turn  in  your  key,  when  you  leave,  to  the  office  of 
the  head  of  the  department. 

32.  Be  as  economical  as  you  can  in  the  use  of  paper, 
pencils,  etc.  Use  both  sides  of  paper.  Do  not  take 
new  paper,  pencils,  etc.,  without  notifying  the  head  of 
the  department. 

33.  See  that  no  one  injures  or  disfigures  the  school 
equipment  in  any  way.  Remember  that  all  the  school 
equipment  is  Government  property,  and  see  that  the 
men  understand  that  fact. 

34.  Make  a  careful  inventory  of  your  equipment 
whenever  required. 

35.  Keep  your  mark  book  in  such  a  fashion  that  the 
weekly  averages  are  easily  obtained  by  a  stranger. 

36.  Have  your  mark  books  with  the  weekly  average 
made  up  in  the  office  by  9  a.  m.  each  Saturday,  except 
the  one  at  the  end  of  the  term. 

37.  On  the  Friday  at  the  end  of  the  term  there  will 
be  an  examination  covering  the  term's  work.  The 
first,  second,  and  third  grades  will  receive  their 
examinations  from  the  office.  The  instructors  in  the 
fourth,  fifth,  sixth,  and  seventh  grades  will  for  the 
present  make  up  their  own  examinations.  Average 
the  term  examination  mark  with  the  average  of  the 
weekly  averages,  the  examination  to  count  1,  and  the 
average  of  the  weekly^  averages  to  count  2.  The  result 
or  final  term  mark,  will  be  turned  in  to  the  head  of  the 
department  by  noon  the  following  Saturday.  Each 
man's  attendance  wiU  also  be  turned  in  at  the  same 
time. 

38.  On  the  Saturdav  morning  following  the  end  of  the 
term  aU  the  men  will  be  regraded  according  to  their 
final  mark,  70  being  passing. 


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39.  At  the  beginninff  of  the  new  term,  all  the  men  will 
proceed  to  their  old  classrooms.  Each  instructor  will 
then  send  the  men  promoted  to  their  new  grade,  with 
a  list  of  the  men  promoted  for  the  new  instructor. 

40.  Instructors  will  make  themselves  familiar  with 
the  text  in  the  books  covering  the  questions  in  each  day's 
lesson. 

41.  The  large  maps  in  the  schoolrooms  will  be  used 
all  the  time  in  both  geography  and  history. 

42.  Allow  no  smoking  in  or  near  the  classroom. 

43.  The  classrooms  must  be  well  ventilated  at  all 
times. 

44.  The  school  term  will  be  three  weeks. 

45.  Some  of  the  companies  will  have  two  periods  a 
day;  others  one.  In  both  cases  the  first  period  that  a 
company  attends  will  be  the  recitation  period.  The 
second  period  will  be  the  study  and  instruction  period. 

46.  The  following  scheme  of  recitation  will  be  car- 
ried out  for  companies  having  one  period  a  day: 

In  the  first  three  grades. — The  instructor  will  first 
muster  the  class,  write  down  the  absentees  on  a  piece 
of  paper  for  the  company  commander,  and  ask  the  class 
whether  there  is  anybody  there  whose  name  has  not 
been  called.  During  this  interval  the  class  will  have 
furnished  themselves  with  paper  and  pencil. 

The  instructor  will  then  have  5  or  10  minutes  of 
arithmetic,  preferably  oral.  With  the  exception  of  5 
or  10  minutes  at  the  end  of  the  hour,  the  rest  of  the 
period  wiU  be  devoted  to  recitation  and  copying  down 
the  next  day's  lesson. 

During  this  period  the  instructor  will,  as  far  as  practi- 
cable, call  on  each  man  present  to  recite,  giving  him  a 
couple  of  questions  in  both  geography  and  history,  and 
requiring  him  to  spell  several  words  in  the  lesson. 

The  last  5  or  10  minutes  wiU  be  devoted  to  the 
Bluejacket's  Manual. 

While  the  recitation  is  going  on,  aU  men  not  reciting 
will  copy  from  the  blackboard  the  lesson  for  the  next 
day. 

In  the  last  four  grades. — The  first  10  or  15  minutes 
wiU  be   devoted   to   muster   and   explanation   of   the 


arithmetic  lesson.  The  scholars  will  study  the  lesson 
during  this  interval. 

The  scholars  will  next  be  given  paper  and  pencil  or 
be  sent  to  the  board,  and  required  to  work  certain 
problems  on  the  day's  work. 

The  last  10  or  15  minutes  will  be  devoted  to  geog- 
raphy or  history  and  the  Bluejacket's  Manual. 

In  the  fifth,  sixth,  and  seventh  grades  the  enlisted 
men  of  the  engineer  branch  will  study  the  Handy  Book 
for  Enlisted  ^Nlen  of  the  Engineer  Department  instead  of 
theBluejacket's  Manual. 

47.  The  following  scheme  of  recitation  will  be  carried 
out  for  companies  having  two  periods  a  day: 

In  the  first  three  grades. — First  period:  The  instructor 
will  first  muster  the  class,  write  down  the  absentees  on  a 
piece  of  paper  for  the  company  commander,  and  ask  the 
class  whether  there  is  anybody  present  whose  name  has 
not  been  called .  During  this  interval  the  class  will  have 
furnished  themselves  with  paper  and  pencil.  The 
instructor  will  then  have  15  or  20  minutes  of  arithmetic, 
both  written  and  oral.  The  rest  of  the  hour  will  be 
given  to  recitation  in  the  same  manner  as  companies 
having  one  hour  a  day. 

Second  period:  Muster  as  before.  Class  take  pencil 
and  paper  and  copy  down  next  day's  lesson.  Instruc- 
tor explain  and  enlarge  on  the  questions  and  answers. 
As  soon  as  a  majority  have  finished  copying  the  instruc- 
tor will  take  up  the  next  day's  lesson  in  arithmetic  and 
explain  it  carefully.  The  last  part  of  the  hour  w^ill  be 
taken  up  by  a  spelling  match  or  reading  history.  In 
the  latter  case,  the  instructor  will  first  read  a  paragraph 
and  then  have  a  scholar  read  it  after  him. 

In  the  last  four  grades. — Muster  as  before.  More 
work  on  the  day's  lesson. 

48.  The  men  in  the  first  three  grades  who  copy  down 
their  day's  lesson  will  be  earnestly  encouraged  to  keep 
the  papers  they  write,  so  that  they  will  be  able  to  go 
over  them  at  the  end  of  the  term  and  thus  properly 
prepare  for  the  examination. 

49.  All  instructors,  unless  unavoidably  detained,  will 
be  ready  for  duty  at  9  a.  m. 


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50.  If  it  so  happens  that  instructors  are  unable  to 
be  present  for  a  school  period,  they  must  notify  the 
head  of  the  department  as  soon  as  possible,  so  that  he 
may  make  arrangements  to  take  over  their  grade. 
Classrooms  will  be  open  by  9  a.  m.  Men  will  be  allowed 
to  enter  classrooms  and  go  ahead  with  their  work  any 
time  after  9  a.  m.  Men  will  be  encouraged  to  enter  the 
classrooms  early  at  all  periods.  The  loitering  of  men 
outside  of  classrooms  is  forbidden. 

51.  The  instruction  period  for  chief  petty  officers  and 
petty  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  ship's  company 
will  be  from  3.30  p.  m.  to  4.30  p.  m.  daily.  An  instruc- 
tor will  be  detailed. 

52.  No  one,  except  the  officer  in  charge  of  the  educa- 
tion department  will  issue  schoolbooks  for  outside  use. 

53.  Any  of  the  ship's  company  or  seaman  guard 
attending  school  may  take  an  examination  for  promo- 
tion any  time,  in  case  the  officer  in  charge  of  the  grade 
approves,  but  they  must  take  the  regular  examination 
at  the  end  of  the  term. 

54.  If  the  instructor  approves,  any  of  the  apprentice 
seamen  may  take  an  examination  for  promotion  any 
time,  but  the  result  of  said  examination  must  be  re- 
ported to  the  head  of  the  department  for  final  action. 

55.  Apprentice  seamen  in  detention  who  have  com- 
pleted tne  school  of  the  squad,  wiU  be  examined  for 
school  every  Thursday.  Tnose  so  examined  will  not 
come  to  school  until  the  following  Monday. 

56.  The  head  of  the  department  will  grade  all  new 
men  coming  in  to  the  school.  The  entrance  examina- 
tion will  be  approximately  as  follows: 

(1)  Who  is  President  of  the  United  States,  and 
where  does  he  live? 

(2)  Bound  the  United  States. 

(3)  In  what  day,  month,  and  year  was  the  Declara- 
tion of  Independence  signed  ? 

(4)  What  State  are  you  from  ?  What  is  the  capital 
of  your  State  ? 

(5)  What  is  the  largest  city  in  the  United  States? 
In  the  world  ? 

(6)  Write  a  proper  fraction.     An  improper  fraction. 


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(7)  Who  was  President  of  the  United  States  during 
the  Civil  War? 

(8)  What  two  large  groups  of  islands  in  the  Pacific 
Ocean  does  the  United  States  own  ? 

(9)  (a)  ixiX4x|-=      ? 
(h)  Add:  334i 

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(10)  A  farmer  put  his  grain  into  four  bins.  Into  the 
first,  he  put  three-eighths  of  it,  into  the  second  one- 
fourth,  into  the  third  one-fifth,  and  into  the  fourth 
56  bushels.     How  many  bushels  of  grain  had  he? 

SpelUng  and  writing  will  count  plus  or  minus  10  per 
cent. 

Assign  to  grades  as  follows:  First  grade,  60  per  cent 
or  below;  second  grade,  61  per  cent  to  75  per  cent; 
third  grade,  76  per  cent  to  90  per  cent;  fourth  grade, 
91  per  cent  to  99  per  cent;  fifth  grade,  100  per  cent. 

57.  The  final  term  examination  will  be  repeated  on 
the  Monday  and  Tuesday  following  the  end  of  the  term 
for  the  benefit  of  those  who  were  absent.  Those  pro- 
moted will  be  sent  to  their  new  grade  with  a  note 
signed  by  the  instructor  of  their  old  grade.  Men  not 
havmg  taken  the  term  examination  by  Tuesday  fol- 
lowmg  will  be  detained,  except  in  exceptional  cases, 
another  term  in  their  grade. 

58.  All  men  attending  school  must  have  a  mark 
turned  m  by  the  Friday  following  the  end  of  the  term. 

59.  When  a  company  leaves  school  before  the  end 
of  a  term,  the  final  mark  for  the  men  of  that  company 
will  be  the  average  of  their  daily  recitations. 

60.  When  a  company  leaves  school  at  the  end  of  a 
term,  and  some  of  the  men  do  not  take  the  final  exami- 
nation, the  final  term  mark  for  those  men  will  be  the 
average  of  their  daily  recitations. 

61.  During  instruction  on  the  Bluejacket's  Manual, 
the  attention  of  the  men  will  be  called  especially  to  the 
seriousness  of  the  following  offenses:  (1)  Drunkenness; 
(2)  theft;  (3)  disobedience,  or  slow  in  obejdng;  (4) 
falsehood;  (5)  overstaying  leave  or  liberty;  (6)  sitting 
down  on  post,  sleeping  on  post,  leaving  post  without 
being  regularly  reheved;  (7)  absence  without  leave. 


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62.  The  men  will  also  be  informed  how  to  obtain 
release  or  discharge. 

63.  The  band  will  attend  school  during  the  period 
between  9.15  a.  m.  and  10.15  a.  m. 

64.  The  mark  books  of  the  various  grades  will  be 
kept  as  follows:  On  the  first  page  will  be  an  index  giv- 
ing each  company,  ship's  company,  band  and  seaman 
guard,  and  the  page  of  the  booK  on  which  each  may  be 
found.  On  the  successive  pages  will  be  kept  the 
records  of  the  various  companies,  band,  ship's  company 
and  seaman  guard.  These  records  will  follow  each 
other  as  closely  as  practicable.  On  the  beginning  of  a 
new  term  a  new  list  will  be  made  out.  One  week  from 
the  end  of  a  term,  the  old  record  pages  will  be  removed 
and  kept  in  the  desk  of  the  classroom.  In  cutting  out 
pages,  care  must  be  taken  not  to  loosen  the  remaming 
leaves. 

65.  Copies  of  all  examinations  not  issued  from  the 
office  will  be  filed  in  the  office. 

66.  Instructors  will  take  care  to  report  the  band 
absentees  after  the  morning  period,  and  the  seaman 
guard  absentees  after  the  last  period  of  the  day. 

67.  Instructors  wiU  not  leave  classrooms  while  stu- 
dents are  present,  except  when  absolutely  necessary. 
They  will  m  the  latter  case  report  their  absence  and 
the  reason  therefor  to  the  head  of  the  department. 

68.  Men  who  report  that  they  are  sick  will  be  sent 
to  the  sick  bay  and  a  report  made  to  the  head  of  the 
department.  Otherwise  it  is  not  believed  necessary 
to  excuse  men  from  classes. 

69.  No  man  wiU  be  excused  from  class  except  by 
the  permission  of  the  commanding  officer,  executive 
officer,  or  head  of  the  department. 

70.  In  case  of  a  holiday  the  lesson  for  that  day  will 
be  divided  up  into  the  five  following  lessons. 


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Lessons  for  each  day. 

FIRST   GRADE. 


Geography, 
questions— 

History, 
questions— 

Arithmetic, 
articles— 

Bluejacket's 

Manual, 

Part  I, 

paragraphs— 

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GEOGRAPHY. 


1.  Q.  What  is  a  desert? 

A.  A  desert  is  a  part  of  the  land  where  there  is  no 
water  or  vegetation. 

2.  Q.  What  and  where  is  the  largest  desert  in  the 
world « 

A.  The  Sahara  Desert  in  northern  Africa. 

3.  Q.  What  are  oases  ? 

^'  ^^SL^^^  fertile  or  green  spots  in  a  desert. 

4.  Q.  What  is  a  plain  ? 

'^'  ^  ^^^  ^^.  ^  ^^^^^  ^^  ^^^^^^y  ^Gvel  part  of  the  land. 

5.  y.   What  IS  a  swamp  ? 

A.  A  swamp  is  low  ground  filled  with  water 

6.  Q.  What  is  a  hill  ? 

A.  A  hill  is  a  mass  of  earth  rising  above  the  level  of 
the  surroundmg  country. 

7.  Q.  What  is  a  mountain  ? 

^  A.  A  mountain  is  a  large  mass  of  earth  and  rock 
rising  above  the  level  of  the  surrounding  country 

8.  Q.  What    IS    the    difference    between    hills    and 
mountains  ? 

A.  Hills   are  only  a  few  hundred  feet  high  while 
mountains  are  thousands  of  feet  high. 

9.  Q.  What  is  a  mountain  peak  ? 

in  ^^^^^^^^-^  P^^^  ^^  ^^®  ^^P  ^^  «-  mountain. 

10.  y.  What  is  a  mountain  range? 

A.  A  mountain  range  is  a  long  narrow  belt  of  moun- 
tains. 

V "  /8*  ^^^^  ^^  ^  mountain  chain  ? 
1  o  7^"^^*?^-^  ^^^^^'^  ^^  ^  ^^^^P  ^^  mountain  ranges. 
A     \  *   ^^^^^  ^^  ^  mountain  system? 
A.  A   mountain   system   is    a   group   of   mountain 
en  ams . 

13.  Q.  What  is  a  valley? 
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A.  A  valley  is  a  low  piece  of  land  between  higher 
land. 

14.  Q.  What  is  a  divide? 

A.  A  divide  is  a  high  ridge  of  land  so  that  the  rivers 
on  one  side  flow  in  one  direction  and  those  on  the 
other  side  flow  in  the  other  direction. 

15.  Q.  What  is  a  precipice? 

A.  A  precipice  is  a  steep,  abrupt  cUfF. 

16.  Q.  What  is  an  avalanche? 

A.  An  avalanche  is  a  mass  of  snow,  ice,  or  rock 
sliding  down  a  mountain  side. 

17.  Q.  What  is  the  timber  line? 

A.  Tne  timber  line  is  the  line  above  which  no  trees 
grow. 

18.  Q.  Wliat  is  the  snow  line  ? 

A.  The  snow  line  is  the  line  above  which  snow 
remains  all  the  year  round. 

19.  Q.  Wliat  is  a  mountain  pass  ? 

A.  A  mountain  pass  is  a  gap,  usually  a  valley,  across 
the  crest  of  mountainous  country. 

20.  Q.  What  is  a  river  source  ? 

A.  A  river  source  is  the  place  where  the  river  starts. 

21*.  Q.  WTiat  is  a  spring? 

A.  A  spring  is  water  flowing  from  the  ground. 

22.  Q.  What  is  a  river  bank  ? 

A.  A  river  bank  is  the  land  that  borders  a  river. 

23.  Q.  How  manv  banks  has  a  river? 
A.  Two. 

24.  Q.  What  is  a  river  channel  ? 

A.  A  river  channel  is  the  part  of  the  valley  that  the 
river  flows  in. 

25.  Q.  What  is  a  river  bed  ? 

A.  A  river  bed  is  the  bottom  of  the  river. 

26.  Q.  What  is  a  rapid  ? 

A.  A  rapid  is  the  place  where  the  river  bed  falls  very 
rapidly  and  causes  the  water  to  run  verj^  swiftly. 

27.  Q.  What  is  a  waterfall? 

A.  A  waterfall  is  the  place  in  the  river  where  the 
slope  of  the  bed  is  so  steep  that  the  water  falls  nearly 
straight  down. 

28.  Q.  What  is  a  tributaiy  to  a  river  ? 


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A.  A  tributary  to  a  river  is  a  smaller  stream  flowing 
into  it. 

29.  Q.  What  is  a  river  system  ? 

A.  A  river  system  is  a  river  with  all  its  tributaries. 

30.  Q.  What  is  a  river  basin  ? 

A.  A  river  basin  is   the  land  drained  by  a  river 
system. 

31.  Q.  What  forms  the  boundary  of  a  river  basin? 
A.  Divides. 

32.  Q.  What  is  the  mouth  of  a  river  ? 

A.  The  mouth  of  a  river  is  the  place  where  it  empties 
into  a  larger  body  of  water. 

33.  Q.  What  is  a  flood  plain? 

A.  A  flood  plain  is  the  land  along  the  banks  of  a 
river  built  up  by  dirt  which  settles  during  a  flood. 

34.  Q.  What  is  a  delta? 

A.  A  delta  is  the  land  formed  at  the  mouth  of  a 
river  by  sediment  that  the  river  carries. 

35.  Q.  What  is  a  pond  or  lake? 

A.  A  pond  or  lake  is  a  body  of  water  entirely  sur- 
roimded  by  land. 

36.  Q.  What  is  a  stream  that  flows  into  a  pond  or 
lake  called  ? 

A.  The  inlet. 

37.  Q.  What  is  a  stream  that  flows  out  of  a  pond 
or  lake  called  ? 

A.  The  outlet. 

38.  Q.  What  happens  to  the  pond  or  lake  in  case 
it  has  no  outlet? 

A.  It  will  become  salty. 

39.  Q.  What  is  a  bay? 

A.  A  bay  is  a  body  of  water  partly  surrounded  by 
land. 

40.  Q.  What  is  a  breakwater? 

A.  A  breakwater  is  a  wall  of  stone  or  concrete  built 
to  inclose  and  protect  a  body  of  water. 

41.  Q.  What  is  geography  ? 

A.  Geography  is  the  study  of  the  earth  ? 

42.  Q.  What  is  the  earth? 
A.  The  earth  is  a  planet. 

43.  Q.  What  is  a  planet? 


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A.  A  planet  is  a  heavenly  body  revolving  around 
the  sun. 

44.  Q.  What  is  the  shape  of  the  earth? 

A.  It  is  round  like  a  ball,  but  slightly  flat  at  the  north 
and  south  ends. 

45.  Q.  Why  does  the  earth  appear  flat  ? 

A.  Because  the  earth  being  so  large,  we  see  only  a 
small  part  of  it  at  a  time. 

46.  Q.  What  is  the  earth  made  of? 
A.  Land  and  water. 

47.  Q.  What  part  of  the  earth  is  land  and  what  part 
is  water  ? 

A.  One-fourth  is  land  and  three-fourths  water. 

48.  Q.  For  convenience  of  study,  how  is  the  earth 
divided  ? 

A.  Into  half  spheres,  or  hemispheres. 

49.  Q.  What  is  a  diameter  of  the  earth  ? 

A.  An  imaginary  line  drawn  through  the  earth. 

50.  Q.  How   many   miles   is    the    diameter   of    the 
earth? 

A.  About  8,000  miles. 

51.  Q.  What  is  a  circumference  of  the  earth? 
A.  An  imaginary  line  around  the  earth. 

52.  Q.  How   many   miles   is    the   circumference   of 
the  earth  ? 

A.  About  25,000  miles. 

53.  Q.  What  is   the   east   and   west  circumference 
of  the  earth  called  ? 

A.  The  Equator. 

54.  Q.  What  is  the  north  and  south  diameter  of  the 
earth  called  ? 

A.  Its  axis. 

55.  Q.  What  are  the  north  and  south  ends  of  the 
earth's  axis  called  ? 

A.  The  North  and  South  Poles. 

56.  Q.  How  many  motions  has  the  earth? 
A.  Two. 

57.  Q.  What  are  the  two  motions  of  the  earth? 

A.  It  rotates  on  its  axis  once  every  24  hours  and 
revolves  around  the  sun  once  a  year. 

58.  Q.  What  causes  night  and  day? 

A.  The  rotation  of  the  earth  on  its  axis. 


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59.  Q.  Which   direction   does   the   earth   rotate   on 
its  axis? 

A.  Eastward. 

60.  Q.  What  causes  spring,  summer,  autumn,  and 
winter? 

A.  The  revolution  of  the  earth  around  the  sun. 

61.  Q.  What   causes    the    difference   of   cHmate   at 
various  places  on  the  earth's  surface  ? 

A.  The  direct  or  slanting  rays  of  the  sim. 

62.  Q.  Where  are  the  rays  of  the  sun  most  direct? 
A.  At  the  Equator. 

63.  Q.  Where  do  the  rays  of  the  sun  slant  the  most  ? 
A.  At  the  poles. 

64.  Q.  How  is  the  earth  divided  as  to  climate  ? 
A.  Into  five  zones. 

65.  Q.  Name  the  five  zones  in  their  order,  begin- 
ning at  the  north. 

A.  North  Frigid,  North  Temperate,  Torrid,  South 
Temperate,  and  South  Frigid. 

66.  Q.  What  imaginary  line  runs  through  the  Tor- 
rid Zone  ? 

A.  The  Equator. 

67.  Q.  What  is  a  continent  ? 
A.  A  large  subdivision  of  land. 

68.  Q.  Name  the  continents  of  the  earth. 

A.  North  America,  South  America,  Asia,  Europe, 
Africa,  and  Australia. 

69.  Q.  What  is  the  smallest  continent  ? 
A.  Australia. 

70.  Q.  What  is  an  island  ? 

A.  A  small  body  of  land  entirely  surrounded  by 
water. 

71.  Q.  Wliat  is  a  peninsula  ? 

A.  A  body  of  land  nearly  surrounded  by  water,  and 
connected  with  a  larger  body  by  an  isthmus. 

72.  Q.  What  is  an  isthmus  ? 

A.  An  isthmus  is  a  narrow  body  of  land  connecting 
two  larger  bodies  of  land. 

73.  Q.  What   isthmus   connects   North   and   South 
America  ? 

A.  The  Isthmus  of  Panama. 


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74.  Q.  What  isthmus  connects  Asia  and  Africa  ? 
A.  The  Isthmus  of  Suez. 

75.  Q.  What  great  work  of  man  is  there  on  each 
isthmus  ? 

A.  A  ship  canal. 

76.  Q.  What  is  a  cape  ? 

A.  A  cape  is  a  point  of  land  projecting  into  water. 

77.  Q.  Name  a  famous  cape  and  tell  where  it  is. 
A.  Cape  Horn,  southern  point  of  South  America. 

78.  Q.  Name  the  various  divisions  of  water. 
A.  Ocean,  sea,  lake,  giilf,  bay,  river,  and  strait. 

79.  Q.  Name  the  oceans  in  the  world. 

A.  Atlantic,  Pacific,  Arctic,  Antarctic,  and  Indian 
Oceans. 

80.  O.  Where  are  they  ? 

A.  The  Atlantic  Ocean  is  between  North  America  and 
Europe;  the  Pacific  Ocean  is  between  North  America 
and  Asia ;  the  Arctic  Ocean  is  around  the  North  Pole  ; 
the  Antarctic  Ocean  is  around  the  South  Pole;  and 
the  Indian  Ocean  is  between  Africa,  Asia,  and  Aus- 
tralia. 

81.  Q.  Name  a  large  gulf  and  tell  where  it  is. 
A.  Gulf  of  Mexico,  south  of  the  United  States. 

82.  Q.  Name  a  large  sea  and  tell  where  it  is. 

A.  Mediterranean  Sea,  north  of  Africa  and  south  of 
Europe. 

83.  Q.  Name  a  large  bay  and  tell  where  it  is. 
A.  Chesapeake  Bay,  in  Virginia  and  Maryland. 

84.  Q.  Name  a  famous  strait  and  tell  where  it  is. 

A.  Strait  of  Magellan,  southern  extremity  of  South 
America. 

85.  O.  Begin  at  the  north  and  name  the  countries 
of  North  America. 

A.  Alaska,  Canada,  United  States,  Mexico,  and  Cen- 
tral America. 

86.  Q.  What  and  where  is  Newfoundland  ? 

A.  It  is  a  large  island  in  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  east  of 
Canada. 

87.  Q.  What  nation  owns  Newfoundland  ? 
A.  England. 

88.  Q.  What  and  where  is  Greenland  ? 


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A.  It  is  a  large  body  of  land  northeast  of  North 
America. 

89.  Q.  What  nation  owns  Greenland  ? 
A.  Denmark. 

90.  Q.  What  is  the  boundary  of  a  countr}^  ? 
A.  Where  the  country  begins  or  ends. 

91.  Q.  Bound  the  United  States. 

A.  Canada  on  the  north,  Atlantic  Ocean  on  the  east, 
Mexico  and  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  on  the  south,  and 
Pacific  Ocean  on  the  west. 

92.  Q.  Name  10  of  the  important  rivers  in  North 
America. 

A.  Yukon,  St.  Lawrence,  Mackenzie,  Mississippi, 
Columbia,  Rio  Grande,  Missouri,  Arkansas,  Ohio,  and 
Delaware. 

93.  Q.  How  wide  is  the  United  States,  east  to  west? 
A.  AJbout  2,800  miles. 

94.  Q.  How  long  is  the  United  States,  north  to 
south  ? 

A.  About  1,500  miles. 

95.  Q.  What  is  the  smallest  State  in  the  Union? 
A.  Rhode  Island. 

96.  Q.  What  is  the  largest  State  in  the  Union  ? 
A.  Texas. 

97.  Q.  What  State  contains  more  people  than  any 
other  State  ? 

A.  New  York. 

98.  Q.  Why  are  there  so  many  people  in  the  North- 
eastern States  ? 

A.  Because  there  is  so  much  manufacturing  there. 

99.  Q.  What  is  the  capital  of  New  York  State  ? 
A.  Albany. 

100.  Q.  What  is  the  largest  city  in  New  York  State  ? 
A.  New  York  City. 

101.  Q.  How  does  the  city  of  New  York  compare  in 
size  with  the  other  cities  in  the  United  States  and  in 
the  world  ? 

A.  It  is  the  largest  city  in  the  United  States  and  the 
second  largest  city  in  the  world. 

102.  Q.  Wliat  is  the  capital  of  Pennsylvania? 
A.  Harrisburg. 


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103.  Q.  What  is  the  largest  city  in  Pennsylvania? 
A.  Philadelphia. 

104.  Q.  What  is  the  capital  of  New  Jersey? 
A.  Trenton. 

105.  Q.  What  is  the  largest  city  in  New  Jersey? 
A.  Newark. 

106.  Q.  What  is  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  noted  for? 
A.  Its  iron  and  steel  manufactures. 

107.  Q.  What  three  things  is  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
noted  for  ? 

A.  (1)  It  is  a  large  seaport;  (2)  it  has  a  large  navy 
yard;  and  (3)  there  are  several  large  shipbuilding 
firms  nearby. 

108.  Q.  What  are  the  principal  products  of  the  New 
England  States  ? 

A.  Dairy  products,  lumber,  building  stone,  fish,  and 
manufactured  articles. 

109.  Q.  What  is  the  capital  and  largest  city  of 
Massachusetts  ? 

A.  Boston. 

110.  Q.  What  two  large  islands  lie  to  the  south  of 
Massachusetts  ? 

A.  Marthas  Vineyard  Island  and  Nantucket  Island. 

111.  Q.  What  large  island  lies  to  the  south  of  New 
York  and  Connecticut  ? 

A.  Long  Island. 

112.  Q.  What  is  the  large  body  of  water  lying  be- 
tween Long  Island  and  the  mainland  called  ? 

A.  Long  Island  Sound. 

113.  Q.  What  is  the  northeast  point  of  Long  Island 
called  ? 

A.  Montauk  Point. 

114.  Q.  What  prominent  cape  is  there  in  Massa- 
chusetts ? 

A.  Cape  Cod. 

115.  Q-  What  ship  canal  is  there  in  Massachusetts  ? 
A.  Cape  Cod  Canal. 

116.  Q.  What  is  the  capital  And  largest  city  in  Ver- 
mont? 

A.  Montpelier. 

117.  Q.  Wliat  is  the  capital  of  New  Hampshire? 
A.  Concord. 


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118.  Q.  What  is  the  largest  city  in  New  Hampshire  ? 
A.  Manchester. 

119.  Q.  What  is  the  capital  of  Maine? 
A.  Augusta. 

120.  Q.  What  is  the  largest  city  in  Maine? 
A.  Portland. 

121.  Q.  Name  a  good  harbor  in  Maine,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  Massachusetts. 

A.  Portland,  Me.;  Portsmouth,  N.  H.;  Boston, 
Mass. 

122.  Q.  Name  a  good  harbor  in  Rhode  Island;  in 
Connecticut. 

A.  Newport,  R.  I.;  Connecticut  has  no  good  har- 
bors for  large  vessels,  New  London  and  New  Haven 
being  available  for  small  craft. 

123.  Q.  What  are  the  principal  products  of  the  Mid- 
dle Atlantic  States  ? 

A.  Farm  products,  iron,  steel,  coal,  salt,  oil,  and 
manufactured  articles. 

124.  Q.  Name  good  harbors  in  New  York,  New 
Jersey,  and  Pennsylvania. 

A.  New  York,  N.  Y.;  Camden,  N.  J.;  and  Delaware 
River,  Pa. 

125.  Q.  What  and  where  is  the  largest  city  and  capi- 
tal of  Rhode  Island  ? 

A.  Providence,  on  upper  Narragansett  Bay. 

126.  Q.  How  can  merchandise  be  shipped  from  New 
York  City  to  the  Great  Lakes  by  water  ? 

A.  By  way  of  the  Hudson  River  and  the  Erie  Canal. 

127.  Q.  Where  is  the  Erie  Canal? 

A.  In  central  New  York,  extending  from  Albany  to 
Buffalo. 

128.  Q.  Name  the  Southern  States  and  their  capi- 
tals. 

A.  Delaware,  Dover;  Maryland,  Annapolis;  West 
Virginia,  Charleston;  Virginia,  Richmond;  Kentucky, 
Frankfort;  Temiessee,  Nashville;  North  Carolina, 
Raleigh;  South  Carolina,  Columbia;  Georgia,  Atlanta; 
Florida,  Tallahassee;  Alabama,  Montgomery;  Missis- 
sippi, Jackson;  Louisiana,  Baton  Rouge;  Arkansas, 
Little  Rock;  Texas,  Austin;  Oklahoma,  Oklahoma  City. 


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129.  Q.  Which  of  the  Southern  States  is  the  largest 
State  in  the  Union  ? 

A.  Texas. 

130.  Q.  What  are  the  special  crops  of  the  Southern 
States? 

A.  Cotton,  sugar  cane,  rice,  and  tobacco. 

131.  Q.  Bound  Georgia. 

A.  Georgia  is  bounded  on  the  north  by  North  Caro- 
hna  and  Tennessee;  on  the  south  by  Florida;  on  the 
east  by  South  Carohna  and  the  Atlantic  Ocean;  on  the 
west  by  Alabama  and  Florida. 

132.  Q.  Bound  Louisiana. 

A.  Louisiana  is  bounded  on  the  north  by  Mississippi 
and  Arkansas ;  on  the  south  by  the  Gulf  of  Mexico ;  on 
the  east  by  Mississippi  and  the  Gulf  of  Mexico ;  on  the 
west  by  Texas. 

133.  Q.  What  great  bay  is  found  in  Maryland  and 
Virginia? 

A.  Chesapeake  Bay. 

134.  Q.  What  four  important  cities  are  situated  on 
Chesapeake  Bay  ? 

A.  Baltimore,  Md.;  Annapohs,  Md.;  Norfolk,  Va. ; 
Newport  News,  Va. 

135.  Q.  What  two  large  rivers  flow  mto  Chesapeake 
Bay? 

A.  Susquehanna  and  Potomac  Rivers. 

136.  Q.  What  large  city  do  we  find  situated  on  the 
Potomac  Ri^;^er? 

A.  Washington,  the  Capital  of  the  United  States. 

137.  Q.  In  what  division  of  the  tjountry  is  Washing- 
ton situated  ? 

A.  In  the  District  of  Columbia,  which  is  not  a  State 
but  is  governed  by  Congress. 

138.  Q.  What  cape,  famous  for  its  bad  weather,  ex- 
tends from  North  Carolina  ? 

A.  Cape  Hatteras. 

139.  Q.  What  large  body  of  water  in  North  Carolina 
hes  inside  Cape  Hatteras  ? 

A.  Pamhco  Sound. 

140.  Q.  What  is  the  port  of  South  Carohna? 
A.  Charleston. 

141.  Q.  What  is  the  port  of  Georgia? 


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A.  Savannah. 

142.  Q.  Name  four  ports  of  Florida. 

A.  Tampa,  Pensacola,  Jacksonville,  and  Miami. 

143.  Q.  Name  an  important  port  of  Alabama. 
A.  Mobile. 

144.  Q.  Name  an  important  port  of  Louisiana. 
A.  New  Orleans. 

145.  Q.  What  is  a  delta? 

A.  A  delta  is  land  at  the  mouth  of  a  river  built  up 
from  sediment  that  the  river  carries. 

146.  Q.  What  river  in  the  United  States  has  a  very 
large  delta  ? 

A.  The  Mississippi  Kiver. 

147.  Q.  What  other  pecuHarity  distinguishes  the 
Mississippi  Kiver  from  other  rivers. 

A.  In  many  places  along  its  length  its  water  level  is 
so  much  higher  than  that  of  the  surrounding  country 
that  great  banks  of  earth  and  stone  have  to  be  built  to 
hold  the  water  back. 

148.  Q.  What  name  is  applied  to  the  banks  built 
along  the  Mississippi  Kiver  to  hold  the  water  back  ? 

A.  Levees. 

149.  O.  Name  a  very  important  port  in  Texas. 
A.  Galveston. 

150.  Q.  What  river  separates  Texas  from  Mexico  ? 
A.  The  Kio  Grande. 

151.  Q.  What  important  sea  food  is  the  Chesapeake 
Bay  noted  for? 

A.  Oysters. 

152.  Q.  What  large  city  of  Alabama  is  called  the 
Pittsburgh  of  the  South? 

A.  Birmingham. 

153.  O.  What  is  the  largest  city  in  Maryland? 
A.  Baltimore. 

154.  Q.  Name  four  of  the  principal  cities  in  Texas. 
A.  Houston,  Dallas,  San  Antonio,  El  Paso. 

155.  Q.  Name  a  large  city  in  each  of  the  following 
States:  Alabama,  Tennessee,  Oklahoma,  and  Kentucky. 

A.  Birmingham,  Ala. ;  Chattanooga,  Tenn. ;  Guthrie, 
Okla.;  LouisviUe,  Ky. 

156.  Q.  What  two  Southern  States  supply  iron  ? 
A.  Alabama  and  Tennessee. 


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157.  Q.  What  three  Southern  States  produce  oil  ? 
A.  Texas,  Oklahoma,  and  West  Virginia. 

158.  Q.  Which  are  the  principal  Southern  States 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cotton  ? 

A.  North  and  South  Carolina. 

159.  Q.  Name  seven  rivers  in  Texas  which  flow  into 
the  Gulf  of  Mexico. 

A.  Sabine,  Trinity,  Brazos,  San  Antonio,  Colorado, 
and  Rio  Grande. 

160.  Q.  What  large  river  flows  through  Louisiana  to 
join  the  Mississippi  Kiver  ? 

A.  The  Red  River. 

161.  Q.  What  is  Key  West  and  where  is  it  located  ? 
A.  It  IS  a  city  located  on  one  of  the  Florida  Keys. 

162.  What  is  a  key? 

A.  A  small  island  of  coral  origin. 

163.  Q.  Name  the  Central  States  with  their  capitals. 
A.  Ohio,    Columbus;    Illinois,    Springfield;  Indiana, 

Indianapolis;  Wisconsin,  Madison;  Michigan,  Lansing; 
Missouri,  Jefferson  City;  Kansas,  Tot^eka;  Iowa,  Des 
Moines;  Minnesota,  St.  Paul;  North  Dakota,  Bismark; 
South  Dakota,  Pierre;  Nebraska,  Lincoln. 

164.  Q.  Name  the  Great  Lakes. 

A.  Superior,  Michigan,  Huron,  Erie,  and  Ontario. 

165.  Q.  Which  of  the  Great  Lakes  is  whoUy  in  the 
United  States  ? 

A.  Lake  Michigan. 

166.  Q.  Which  of  the  Great  Lakes  is  the  largest? 
The  smallest  ? 

A.  Superior  is  the  largest  and  Ontario  is  the  smallest. 

167.  Q.  Bound  the  State  of  Iowa. 

A.  Iowa  is  bounded  on  the  north  by  Minnesota  and 
South  Dakota;  on  the  south  by  Missouri;  on  the  east 
by  Wisconsin  and  Illinois;  on  the  west  by  Nebraska  and 
South  Dakota. 

168.  Q.  Bound  the  State  of  Indiana. 

A.  Indiana  is  bounded  on  the  north  by  Lake  Michi- 
gan and  the  State  of  Michigan;  on  the  south  by  Ken- 
tucky; on  the  east  by  Ohio;  on  the  west  by  Illinois. 

169.  Q.  Name  two  large  cities  in  Indiana. 
A.  Fort  Wayne  and  Terre  Haute. 


170.  Q.  Name  three  large  cities  in  Ohio. 
A.  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  and  Dayton. 

171.  Q.  Name  two  lar^  cities  in  Michigan. 
A.  Detroit  and  Grand  Kap ids. 

172.  Q.  What  cities  in  Minnesota  are  called  the 
Twin  Cities  ? 

A.  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul. 

173.  Q.  Wnere  is  the  city  of  Duluth? 
A.  In  Minnesota  on  Lake  Superior. 

174.  Q.  Name  a  large  city  in  Wisconsin. 
A.  Milwaukee  on  Lake  ^fichigan. 

175.  Q.  Where  is  St.  Louis  ?     Where  is  Omaha  ? 

A.  St.  Louis  is  in  Missouri  on  the  Mississippi  River. 
Omaha  is  in  northeastern  Nebraska. 

176.  Q.  Where  are  the  Ozark  Mountains  ?  Wliere  is 
Wichita  ?     Where  is  Terre  Haute  ? 

A.  The  Ozark  Mountains  are  in  southwestern  Mis- 
souri. Wichita  is  a  city  in  the  southeastern  part  of 
Kansas  on  the  Arkansas  River.  Terre  Haute  is  a  city 
in  the  west  central  part  of  Indiana. 

177.  Q.  Where  m  the  Central  States  is  copper 
found  ? 

A.  Near  the  western  end  of  Lake  Superior  in  Michi- 
gan, Wisconsin,  and  Minnesota. 

178.  Q.  What  is  the  city  of  Chicago  famous  for? 
A.  It  IS  the  leading  meat  market  of  the  world. 

179.  Q.  What  city  in  the  Central  States  is  the  lead- 
ing flour-producing  center  of  the  world  ? 

A.  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

180.  Q.  What  States  have  the  Ohio  River  as  a  part 
of  their  boundary  ? 

A.  Illinois,  Indiana,  Kentucky,  Ohio,  and  West 
Virginia. 

181.  O.  What  States  have  the  Missouri  River  as  a 
part  of  their  boundary  ? 

A.  Missouri,  Kansas,  Nebraska,  Iowa,  and  South 
Dakota. 

182 .  Q.  In  what  State  does  the  Mississippi  River  rise  ? 
A.  Minnesota. 

183.  Q.  Why  do  we  find  so  many  lakes  in  the  north- 
ern part  of  the  United  States  ? 


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A.  Because  centuries  ago  a  hu^e  ice  pack  covered 
this  part  of  the  country.  When  it  melted  it  left  the 
lakes  behind. 

184.  Q.  Name  all  the  States  of  whose  boundaries  the 
Mississippi  forms  a  part. 

A.  Louisiana,  Mississippi,  Arkansas,  Tennessee,  Ken- 
tucky, Missouri,  Iowa,  Wisconsin,  Illinois,  and  Minne- 
sota. 

185.  Q.  Name  the  Western  States  with  their  capitals. 

A.  New  Mexico,  Santa  Fe;  Colorado,  Denver;  Wyo- 
ming, Cheyenne;  Montana,  Helena;  Arizona,  Phoenix; 
Utah,  Salt  Lake  City;  Idaho,  Boise;  Nevada,  Carson 
City;  California,  Sacramento;  Oregon,  Salem;  Wash- 
ington, Olympia. 

186.  Q.  Why  are  the  Western  States  so  thinly  set- 
tled compared  to  the  Eastern  States  ? 

A.  Because  (1)  the  Eastern  States  were  settled  first; 
(2)  the  country  is  very  mountainous;  (3)  there  is  a  con- 
siderable lack  of  water  in  a  great  part  of  the  country. 

187.  Q.  How  are  we  overcoming  the  lack  of  water 
in  a  great  part  of  western  United  States  ? 

A.  By  irrigation. 

188.  Q.  What  is  irrigation? 

A.  It  is  the  causing  of  water  to  flow  over  the  land. 

189.  Q.  Where  is  the  Great  Salt  Lake? 
A.  In  northwest  Utah. 

190.  Q.  Why  is  it  salt? 

A.  Because  having  no  outlet  the  water  that  evapo- 
rates leaves  the  salt  behind. 

191.  Q.  What  products  is  Cahfornia  noted  for? 
A.  Lumber,  fruit,  and  gold. 

192.  Q.  What  is  Colorado  noted  for? 
A.  Gold,  silver,  and  lead. 

193.  Q.  What  three  of  the  Western  States  produce 
the  most  gold  in  the  Union  ? 

A.  Colorado,  California,  and  Nevada. 

194.  Q.  What  part  of  the  United  States  is  called  the 
land  of  the  big  trees. 

A.  The  Pacific  coast. 

195.  Q.  What  river  in  the  Western  States  is  famous 
for  salmon  fishing  ? 


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A.  The  Columbia  River,  which  is  in  Washington  and 
Oregon. 

196.  Q.  What  and  where  is  Pikes  Peak  ? 

A.  It  is  a  very  high  mountain  in  central  Colorado. 

197.  Q.  Where  does  the  Rio  Grande  River  rise? 
A.  In  southwestern  Colorado. 

198.  Q.  Where  is  the  Yellowstone  National  Park? 
A.  In  northwest  Wyoming. 

199.  Q.  What  great  river  rises  in  Montana  ? 
A.  The  Missouri  River. 

200.  Q.  Where  is  the  city  of  Butte  ? 
A.  In  southwest  Montana. 

201.  Q.  What  States  does  the  Colorado  River  partlv 
bound?  ^       ^ 

A.  Nevada,  California,  and  Arizona. 

202.  Q.  What  and  where  is  the  canyon  of  the  Col- 
orado River  ? 

A.  It  is  a  gorge  over  a  mile  deep  cut  into  the  rock  by 
the  Colorado  River  in  the  State  of  Arizona. 

203.  Q.  Into  what  does  the  Colorado  River  emntv^ 
A.  The  Gulf  of  Cahfornia.  ' 

204.  Q.  What  is  the  largest  city  in  Oregon  ? 
A.  Portland. 

205.  Q.  What  and  where  is  Puget  Sound? 

A.  It  is  a  large  body  of  water  in  northwest  Wash- 
ington. 

206.  Q.  What  and  where  is  the  largest  city  in 
Washington  ? 

A.  Seattle,  on  Puget  Sound. 

207.  Q.  What  United  States  navy  yard  is  on  Puo-et 
Sound?  '^ 

A.  The  navy  yard  at  Bremerton,  Wash. 

208.  Q.  Name  some  large  towns  in  California. 
A.  San  Francisco,  Oakland,  and  Los  Angeles. 

209.  Q.  How  does  the  west  coast  luie  of  the  United 
States  compare  with  that  of  the  east  ? 

A.  The  west  coast  line  is  very  regular  and  contains 
very  few  good  harbors,  while  the  east  is  very  irreguhir 
and  contains  many  good  harbors. 

210.  Q.  What  national  park  is  there  in  California  ? 
A.  Yosemite  National  Park. 

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211.  Q.  Name  a  high  mountain  peak  in  California, 
Oregon,  and  Washington. 

A.  Mount  Shasta,  Cal.;  Mount  Hood,  Oreg.;  Mount 
Rainier,  Wash. 

212.  Q.  Where  is  Spokane  ? 
A.  Spokane  is  in  Washington. 

213.  Q.  Where  is  Cape  Mendocino? 
A.  In  northwest  CaUfornia. 

214.  Q.  Where  is  the  city  of  Ogden? 
A.  In  northwest  Utah. 

215.  Q.  Where  are  the  Black  Hills? 

A.  In  South  Dakota  and  eastern  Wyoming. 

216.  Q.  Where  is  (1)  Albuquerque,  (2)  San  Diego, 
(3)  the  Mojave  Desert  ? 

A.  (1)  Central  New  Mexico;  (2)  southwest  Cali- 
fornia; (3)  southern  California. 

217.  Q.  Where  is  the  city  of  Tucson? 
A.  In  southern  Arizona. 

218.  Q.  How  many  States  in  the  United  States? 
A.  Forty-eight. 

219.  Q.  What  is  the  most  important  occupation  of 
the  United  States  ? 

A.  Agriculture. 

220.  Q.  Where  in  the  United  States  is  the  most 
wheat  raised  ? 

A.  North  and  South  Dakota  and  Minnesota. 

221.  Q.  Name,  in  order  of  their  importance,  the 
seven  principal  ocean  ports  of  the  United  States. 

A.  New  York,  Boston,  Philadelphia,  New  Orleans, 
Baltimore,  San  Francisco,  and  Galveston. 

222.  Q.  What  are  the  Puget  Sound  ports  ? 
A.  Seattle  and  Tacoma. 

223.  Q.  Which  river  of  the  United  States  is  of  most 
importance  for  navigation  ? 

A.  The  combined  Mississippi  and  Missouri. 

224.  Q.  About  how  long  is  this  combined  river? 
A.  About  4,300  miles  long. 

225.  Q.  What  large  cities  are  located  on  the  Missis- 
sippi and  its  tributaries  ? 

A.  New  Orleans,  Memphis,  Baton  Rouge,  Nashville, 
Cairo,  Cincinnati,  St.  Louis,  Kansas  City,  Omaha,  Des 
Moines,  and  Pittsburgh. 


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226.  Q.  Name  in  order  the  10  largest  cities,  in  the 
United  States. 

A.  New  York,  Chicago,  Philadelphia,  St.  Louis, 
Boston,  Cleveland,  Baltimore,  Pittsburgh,  Detroit,  and 
Buffalo. 

227.  Q.  Where  is  Alaska  ? 

A.  In  the  northwestern  part  of  North  America. 

228.  Q.  How  and  when  was  Alaska  added  to  the 
teiTitory  of  the  United  States  ? 

A.  By  purchase  from  Russia  in  1867. 

229.  Q.  Bound  Alaska. 

A.  Alaska  is  bounded  on  the  north  by  the  Arctic 
Ocean;  on  the  south  by  the  Pacific  Ocean;  on  the  east 
by  Canada,  and  on  the  west  by  Bering  Sea  and  Bering 
Strait. 

230.  Q.  What  large  river  rises  in  Alaska  ? 
A.  The  Yukon  River. 

231.  Q.  What  city  in  Alaska  is  now  the  capital? 
What  city  used  so  be  the  caj)ital  ? 

A.  Juneau  is  now  the  capital;  Sitka  used  to  be  the 
capital. 

232.  Q.  What  do  we  export  from  Alaska? 
A.  Gold,  sahnon,  and  furs. 

233.  Q.  What  and  where  is  Porto  Rico? 

A.  Porto  Rico  is  an  island  belonging  to  the  United 
States  in  the  West  Indies,  lying  east  of  the  island  of 
Haiti. 

234.  Q.  How  did  the  United  States  acquire  Porto 
Rico? 

A.  As  a  result  of  the  Spanish-American  War. 

235.  Q.  What  is  the  capital  of  Porto  Rico? 
A.  San  Juan. 

236.  Q.  What  is  the  largest  island  of  the  West 
Indies  ? 

A.  Cuba. 

237.  Q.  What  government  has  Cuba  ? 

A.  Cuba  is  a  Repubhc  and  is  under  the  protection  of 
the  United  States. 

238.  Q.  What  is  the  east  cape  of  Cuba  ? 
A.  Cape  Maisi. 

239.  Q.  What  is  the  western  cape  of  Cuba? 


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A.  Cape  San  Antonio. 

240.  Q.  Name  some  of  the  principal  cities  of  Cuba. 
A.  Habana  (capital),  Mantanzas,  and  Santiago. 

241.  Q.  Where  in  Cuba  has  the  United  States  a  large 
naval  station  ? 

A.  Guantanamo  Bay  in  southeastern  Cuba. 

242.  Q.  What  island  lying  south  of  Cuba  is  under 
the  care  of  the  United  States  ? 

A.  The  Isle  of  Pines. 

243.  Q.  Wliat  and  where  are  the  Hawaiian  Islands? 

A.  The  Hawaiian  Islands  are  a  ^roup  of  islands  be- 
longing to  the  United  States,  lying  ni  the  Pacific  Ocean 
about  midway  between  North  America  and  Asia. 

244.  Q.  How  did  the  Hawaiian  Islands  become  a 
part  of  the  United  States  ? 

A.  They  originally  formed  a  Kingdom,  but  in  1893 
rebelled  and  formed  a  Republic.  Tney  then  asked  to 
be  taken  into  the  United  States,  and  in  1898  this  was 
done. 

245.  Q.  Name  some  of  the  principal  Hawaiian 
Islands. 

A.  Hawaii,  Maui,  Oahu,  and  Kauai. 

246.  Q.  What  and  where  is  the  chief  city  and  capital 
of  the  Hawaiian  Islands  ? 

A.  Honolulu,  on  the  island  of  Oahu. 

247.  Q.  Where  is  the  United  States  naval  station  in 
the  Hawaiian  Islands  ? 

A.  At  Pearl  Harbor,  just  west  of  Honolulu. 

248.  Q.  Name  a  large  volcano  in  the  Hawaiian 
Islands. 

A.  Mauna  Loa,  on  the  island  of  Hawaii. 

249.  Q.  WTiat  is  the  chief  industry  of  the  Hawaiian 
Islands  ? 

A.  Raising  sugar  cane. 

250.  Q.  AVhere  and  what  are  the  Philippine  Islands  ? 
A.  The  Philippine  Islands  are   a  group  of  islands 

southeast  of  China  belonghig  to  the  United  States. 

251.  Q.  How  did  the  United  States  obtain  the  Phil- 
ippine Islands  ? 

A.  From  Spain,  as  a  result  of  the  Spanish-American 
War. 


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252.  How  many  islands  are  there  in  the  Philippines  ? 
A.  More  than  3,000. 

253.  Q.  Name  some  of  the  largest  islands  of  the 
Philippine  Islands. 

A.  Luzon,  Mindoro,  Samar,  Panay,  and  Mindanao. 

254.  Q.  What  and  where  is  the  capital  of  the  Philip- 
pine Islands  ? 

A.  Manila,  on  the  island  of  Luzon. 

255.  Q.  What  archipelago  is  included  in  the  Philip- 
pine Islands  ? 

A.  The  Sulu  Archipelago. 

256.  Q.  What  waters  surround  the  Philippine 
Islands  ? 

A.  Pacific  Ocean  on  the  east;  China  Sea  on  the  west; 
Pacific  Ocean  on  the  north ;  Sulu  and  Celebes  Seas  on 
the  south. 

257.  Q.  What  river  runs  into  Manila  Bay  at  the  city 
of  Manila  ? 

A.  The  Pasig  River. 

258.  Q.  Name  some  other  islands  in  the  Pacific 
Ocean  owned  by  the  United  States. 

A.  Wake  Island,  Guam,  and  Tutuila. 

259.  Q.  Name  one  town  on  Guam  and  one  on  Tutuila. 
A.  Agana  (Guam)  and  Pago  Pago  (Tutuila). 

260.  Q.  What  land  do  we  own  m  Central  America  ? 
A    We  own  a  strip  of  land  5  miles  on  each  side  of 

the  Panama  Canal. 

261.  Q.  How  did  the  United  States  get  this  strip  of 
land  ? 

A.  By  an  agreement  with  the  Republic  of  Panama. 


HISTORY. 


1.  Q.  Who  was  Christopher  Columbus  ? 
A.  He  was  an  Itahan  sailor. 

2.  Q.  When  was  Christopher  Columbus  born  ? 
A.  In  the  year  1450. 

3.  Q.  What  became  the  great  desire  of  Columbus  ? 
A.  To  discover  a  western  route  to  India. 

4.  Q.  What  did  Columbus  do  in  August,  1492? 

A.  He  sailed  westward  from  Spain  with  three  ships. 

5.  Q.  What  happened  to  Columbus  in  October,  1492  ? 
A.  He  discovered  the  islands  of  the  West  Indies. 

6.  Q.  How  many  voyages  did  Columbus  make  to  the 
new-found  land  ? 

A.  Four  in  all. 

7.  Q.  What  land  did  Columbus  see  on  his  third 
voyage  westward  ? 

A.  The  coast  of  South  America. 

8.  Q.  What  did  Columbus  think  that  the  coast  of 
South  America  was  ? 

A.  India. 

9.  Q.  Why  was  the  new  land  discovered  by  Columbus 
called  America  ? 

A.  An  Italian,  Americus  Vespucius,  visited  Brazil 
about  three  years  after  Columbus,  and  from  the  sug- 
gestion of  a  German  professor  of  geography  the  new 
land  was  gradually  called  America. 

10.  Q.  Who  was  Balboa? 
A.  A  Spanish  soldier. 

11.  Q.  What  did  Balboa  discover? 
A.  The  Pacific  Ocean. 

12.  Q.  How  did  Balboa  reach  the  Pacific  Ocean  ? 
A.  By  crossing  the  Isthmus  of  Panama. 

13.  Q.  Who  made  the  first  voyage  around  the  world  ? 

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A.  An  expedition  which  started  under  the  command 
of  a  Spaniard  named  Magellan. 

14.  Q.  What  happened  to  Magellan? 

A.  He  was  killed  m  the  Pliihppine  Islands. 

15.  Q.  Who  was  Sir  Francis  Drake  ? 
A.  He  was  a  British  sailor. 

16.  Q.  Who  was  the  first  Englishman  to  sail  around 
the  world  ? 

A.  Sir  Francis  Drake. 

17.  Q.  Who  were  Indians? 

A.  They  were  wild  tribes  of  copper-colored  people 
hving  in  America. 

18.  Q.  What  did  the  Indians  live  in? 
A.  In  wigwams  made  of  skins. 

19.  Q.  How  did  the  Indians  spend  their  time  ? 

A.  They  hunted  with  bows  and  arrows  and  fished. 

20.  Q.  "Were  the  Indians  friendly  to  the  white  people  ? 
A.  No;  they  were  not,  except  in  a  very  few  places. 

21.  Q.  What  and  where  was  the  first  English  settle- 
ment in  America? 

A.  Jamestown,  on  the  James  River. 

22.  Q.  Who  was  Capt.  John  Smith  ? 

A.  He  was  one  of  the   EngUshmen   who   founded 
Jamestown. 

23.  Q.  How  did  Capt.  John  Smith  save  Jamestown  ? 
A.  He  made  the  colonists  work  and  protected  them 

by  making  peace  with  the  Indians. 

24.  Q.  Who  discovered  New  York  Harbor  and  the 
Hudson  River  ? 

A.  Henry  Hudson. 

25.  Q.  Wlio  was  Henry  Hudson? 
A.  An  EngUshman. 

26.  Q,  Under  whose  flag  was  he  sailing  ? 
A.  The  Dutch. 

27.  Q.  What  nation  settled  New  York  Harbor? 
A.  The  Dutch. 

28.  Q.  What  was  the  fii'st  Dutch  settlement  called  ? 
A.  New  Amsterdam. 

29.  Q.  What  country  finally  captured  New  Amster- 
dam ? 

A.  England. 


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30.  Q.  What  did  the  British  rename  the  Dutch  settle- 
ment of  New  Amsterdam  ? 

A.  New  York. 

31.  Q.  Who  were  the  Pilgrims? 

A.  They  were   people   in   England   who   were   not 
allowed  to  worship  the  way  they  wanted  to. 

32.  Q.  What  did  the  Pilgrims  finally  do  ? 

A.  They  left  Holland  in  1620  and  came  to  America. 

33.  Q.  What  sliip  did  the  Pilgrims  sail  to  America  in  ? 
A.  The  Mayflower. 

34.  Q.  Where  did  the  Pilgi-ims  settle  in  America  ? 
A.  At  Plymouth^  Mass. 

35.  Q.  What  was  the  Pequot  War  ? 

A.  It  was  a  war  between  the  Indians  and  the  colon- 
ists in  Connecticut. 

36.  Q.  What  was  Bacon's  Rebellion  ? 

A.  The    colonists    of    Virginia    under    Bacon    rose 
against  thegovernor. 

37.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  Bacon's  Rebellion? 
A.  The  Indians  were  taught  to  behave  themselves 

and  Virginia  got  rid  of  a  bad  governor. 

38.  Q.  What  was  King  Philip's  War? 

A.  It  was  a  war  between  the  Indians  and  the  people 
of  New  England. 

39.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  Kmg  Philip's  War? 
A.  After  great  destruction  the  Indians  were  defeated. 

40.  Q.  What  was  King  William's  War  in  America  ? 
A.  It  was  the  first  clash  in  America  between  England 

and  France. 

41.  Q.  What  was   the  result  in  America  of  King 
William's  War? 

A.  Many  colonists  were  murdered  and  Port  Royal, 
Nova  Scotia,  was  captured  by  the  English. 

42.  Q.  What  happened  in  America  during  Queen 
Anne's  War  ? 

A.  Nova  Scotia  was  taken  from  the  French  by  the 
English. 

43.  Q.  What   happened    in   America    during   King 
George's  War  ? 

A.  The  French  and  English  colonists  fought  each 
other  with  no  important  result. 


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44.  Q.  What  soon  brought  on  trouble  between  the 
French  and  English  colonists  in  America? 

A.  The  French  and  English  both  desired  the 
Mississippi  Valley. 

45.  Q.  What  did  the  French  do  to  control  the 
Mississippi  Basin  ? 

A.  Tneybuilt  a  strmg  of  forts. 

46.  Q.  When  the  English  heard  that  the  French  had 
built  Forts  in  the  Mississippi  Basin,  what  did  the 
English  do  ? 

A.  They  tried  to  capture  the  forts. 

47.  Q.  Were  the  English  successful  in  their  first 
attempt  to  capture  the  French  forts  ? 

A.  No;  Gen.  Braddock  was  disastrously  defeated. 

48.  Q.  What  famous  American  was  with  Gen.  Brad- 
dock? 

A.  Geo^e  Washington. 

49.  Q.  When  was  George  Washington  bom? 
A.  He  was  bom  Febmary  22,  1732,  in  Virginia. 

50.  Q.  Tell  about  Washington's  early  life  ? 

A.  Washington  was  taken  out  of  school  at  16  and 
made  to  earn  his  living  as  a  surveyor.  He  was  with 
Braddock  and  saved  a  great  many  men  by  his  calm  and 
self-possessed  actions. 

51.  Q.  What  war  did  Braddock's  defeat  start? 
A.  The  French  and  Indian  War. 

52.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  the  French  and 
Indian  War  ? 

A.  France  lost  every  foot  of  land  she  had  in  North 
America  except  two  small  islands. 

53.  Q.  What  was  the  cause  of  the  first  quarrel 
between  England  and  the  colonists  ? 

A.  England  decided  to  make  the  Colonies  help  pay 
the  cost  of  the  war  with  France  by  taxing  them  heavily. 

54.  Q.  Why  did  the  Colonies  object  to  being  taxed 
by  England  ? 

A.  They  objected  to  being  taxed  to  help  the  English 
Government  when  they  were  not  represented  in  that 
Government. 

55.  Q.  What  did  the  colonists  do  when  England 
insisted  that  the  taxes  be  paid  ? 


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A.  They  objected  greatly  and  in  many  cases  abso- 
lutely refused  to  pay. 

56.  Q.  What  was  the  Boston  Massacre  ? 

A.  Some  British  soldiers  at  Boston  got  into  a  quarrel 
with  some  of  the  colonists  and  finally  killed  four  of 
them. 

57.  Q.  What  happened  in  London  the  same  day  as 
the  Boston  Massacre  ? 

A.  Parliament  decided  to  keep  the  American  tax  on 
tea. 

58.  Q.  How  did  the  American  colonists  treat  the 
order  to  pay  taxes  on  tea  ? 

A.  They  refused  to  pay  it  in  most  places,  and  in 
Boston  they  threw  the  tea  overboard. 

59.  Q.  What  did  the  British  Parliament  do  when 
they  heard  that  the  people  of  Boston  had  thrown  the 
tea  overboard  ? 

A.  ParHament  passed  laws  (1)  forbidding  any  ship 
to  enter  or  leave  the  harbor  of  Boston  until  the  tea  was 
paid  for;  (2)  deprivmg  Massachusetts  of  free  govern- 
ment; (3)  sent  troops  to  Boston. 

60.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  these  laws  passed 
to  starve  and  beat  Massachusetts  into  submission  to 
the  British? 

A.  War  between  England  and  her  colonies  called  the 
Revolutionary  War. 

61.  Q.  Where  was  the  first  fight  of  the  Revolutionary 
War? 

A.  At  Lexington. 

62.  Q.  What  was  the  Battle  of  Lexington  ? 

A.  Eight  hundred  British  soldiers  marching  from 
Boston  to  Concord  to  destroy  some  American  ammuni- 
tion met  and  dispersed  50  Americans  at  Lexington. 

63.  Q.  What  was  the  Battle  of  Concord? 

A.  The  British  marching  from  Boston  to  Concord 
were  met  at  Concord  by  400  Americans  and  obliged  to 
retreat  to  Boston. 

64.  Q.  Where  is  Bunker  Hill. 

A.  Across  from  the  city  of  Boston. 

65.  Q.  When  did  the  Americans  fortify  it? 
A.  In  the  night. 


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66.  Q.  What  happened  when  the  British  saw  the 
Americans  the  next  morning  ? 

A.  The  British  at  once  attacked  and  after  a  hard 
fight  captured  the  hill. 

67.  Q.  Why  were  the  Americans  defeated  at  Bunker 
Hill  ? 

A.  They  ran  out  of  ammunition. 

68.  Q.  Who  was  selected  by  the  Second  Continental 
Congress  to  command  the  American  Army  ? 

A.  George  Washington. 

69.  Q.  What  was  the  Declaration  of  Independence  ? 
A.  It  was  an  announcement  that  the  United  Colonies 

were  independent  States  free  from  England. 

70.  Q.  When  was  the  Declaration  of  Independence 
adopted  ? 

A.  July  4,  1776. 

71.  Q.  About  how  long  after  the  Revolutionary  War 
had  started  was  the  Declaration  of  Independence 
adopted  ? 

A.  About'  one  year. 

72.  Q.  Who  were  Tories  ? 

A.  They  were  Americans  who  did  not  want  the  Col- 
onies free  from  England. 

73.  Q.  What  did  the  Tories  do  in  the  Revolutionary 
War? 

A.  They  fought  with  the  British. 

74.  Q.  Sow  did  England  plan  to  conquer  the  Col- 
onies? 

A.  She  planned  to  cut  off  the  New  England  Colonies 
from  the  othei's  and  capture  them  first. 

75.  Q.  How  did  the  British  plan  to  cut  off  the  New 
England  Colonies  from  the  others  ? 

A.  An  army  under  Gen.  Burgoyne  was  to  come  down 
from  Canada  and  meet  an  army  under  Gen.  Howe, 
which  was  to  start  at  New  York  and  go  north. 

76.  Q.  What  was  the  Battle  of  Trenton? 

A.  Washington  crossed  the  Delaware  River  on 
Christmas  night,  1776,  surprised  the  British  and  took 
a  thousand  prisoners. 

77.  Q.  What  was  the  Battle  of  Princeton  ? 


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A.  A  few  days  after  Trenton  Washington  met  the 
British  under  CornwalUs  at  Princeton  and  defeated 
them. 

78.  Q.  What  was  the  capital  of  the  United  States  in 
1777? 

A.  Philadelphia. 

79.  Q.  Describe  the  capture  of  Philadelphia  ? 

A.  September,  1777,  the  British  landed  on  the  north 
shore  of  Chesapeake  Bay,  marched  overland  and  cap- 
tured Philadelphia. 

80.  Q.  What  was  the  first  big  American  victory  of 
the  Revolutionary  War? 

A.  The  Battle  of  Saratoga. 

81.  Q.  What  happened  at  Saratoga  ? 

A.  The  British  from  Canada  under  Burgoyne  were 
captured  by  the  Americans  under  Gates. 

82.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  the  Battle  of  Saratoga  ? 
A.  The  plan  of  the  British  to  cut  off  New  England 

from  the  rest  of  the  States  was  upset. 

83.  Q.  Why  did  not  the  British  Army  from  New  York 
under  Howe  carry  out  its  part  of  the  plan  and  meet 
Burgoyne  ? 

A.  Washington  kept  it  so  busy  that  it  did  not  have 
time  until  it  was  too  late. 

84.  Q.  What  foreign  nation  decided  to  help  the 
Americans  after  the  Battle  of  Saratoga  ? 

A.  France. 

85.  Q.  Where  did  the  British  spend  the  winter  of 
1777? 

A.  At  Philadelphia. 

86.  Q.  Where  did  Washington's  army  spend  the 
winter  of  1777? 

A.  At  Valley  Forge  near  Philadelphia. 

87.  Q.  Did  the  Americans  enjoy  themselves  at 
Valley  Forge  ? 

A.  No ;  they  suffered  greatly. 

88.  Q.  Who  was  the  leading  American  naval  officer 
of  the  Revolutionary  War  ? 

A.  John  Paul  Jones. 

89.  Q.  What  did  John  Paul  Jones  do  ? 

A.  He  sailed  along  the  coast  of  England  and  Scotland 
and  captured  many  British  vessels. 


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90.  Q.  What  was  the  most  famous  victory  of  John 
Paul  Jones  ? 

A.  The  victory  of  his  ship  Bon  Homme  Richard  over 
the  British  ship  Serapis. 

91.  O.  What  was  the  Battle  of  Camden? 

A.  The  Americans  under  Gates  were  badly  defeated 
at  Camden,  S.  C,  by  the  British  under  ComwaUis. 

92.  Q.  What  American  general  turned  traitor  and 
tried  to  hand  West  Point  over  to  the  British? 

A.  Benedict  Arnold. 

93.  Q.  What   was   the   result  of   Arnold's   turning 
traitor? 

A.  He  escaped  to  the  British,  but  Maj.  Andr6,  the 
British  go-between,  was  hanged. 

94.  Q.  Where  is  Yorktown  ? 

A.  In  Virginia  on  the  York  River. 

95.  Q.  Who  were  the  opposing  generak  at  York- 
town? 

A.  Washington  and  ComwaUis. 

96.  Q.  What  great  event  happened  at  Yorktown  in 
October,  1781? 

A.  Washington  compelled  ComwaUis  to  surrender. 

97.  Q.  Who  was  the  principal  French  officer  in  the 
American  Army  ? 

A.  Gen.  Lafayette. 

98.  Q.  What  foreign  nation  helped  greatly  in  the 
surrender  at  Yorktown? 

A.  France. 

99.  Q.  Why  was   the  surrender  of  ComwaUis  im- 
portant ? 

A.  It  ended  the  Revolutionary  War,   thus  giving 
independence  to  the  United  States. 

100.  Q.  What    did    the    treaty    of   peace    in    1783 
acknowledge  ? 

A.  It  acknowledged  the  independence  of  the  United 
States. 

101.  Q.  What  were  the  boundaries  of  the  United 
States  decided  upon  in  1783? 

A.  North,    Canada;    east,    Atlantic    Ocean;    south, 
Florida;  west,  Mississippi  River. 

102.  Q.  What  were  the  Articles  of  Confederation  ? 


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A.  A  set  of  rules  drawn  up  and  adopted  by  the  States 
providing  for  a  Central  National  Government. 

103.  Q.  Why  were  the  Articles  of  Confederation  of 
little  value  ? 

A.  Because  under  them  the  National  Government 
could  make  laws  but  could  not  enforce  them. 

104.  Q.  What  took  the  place  of  the  Articles  of  Con- 
federation ? 

A.  The  Constitution  of  the  United  States. 

105.  Q.  What  is  the  Constitution  of  the  United 
States? 

A.  It  is  a  set  of  laws  which  forms  a  Central  Govern- 
ment and  gives  it  the  power  to  make  laws  and  to  make 
the  States  obey  the  laws. 

106.  Q.  Who  was  the  first  President  of  the  United 
States  ? 

A.  George  Washington. 

107.  Q.  Who  first  settled  Kentucky? 

A.  Daniel  Boone,  a  hunter  from  South  Carolina. 

108.  Q.  What  was  the  Northwest  Territory? 

A.  It  was  a  tract  of  land  at  present  occupied  by  the 
States  of  Illinois,  Wisconsin,  Michigan,  Indiana,  and 
Ohio. 

109.  Q.  Wnat  was  the  Louisiana  Territory? 

A.  A  tremendous  body  of  land  lying  west  of  the 
Mississippi  River. 

110.  Q.  When  did  the  United  States  buy  the  North- 
west Territory  from  France  ? 

A.  In  1803. 

111.  Q.  What  caused  the  war  between  the  United 
Stat,es  and  Tripoli  in  1803  ? 

A.  Pirates  from  Tripoli  persisted  in  capturing 
American  vessels  and  demanding  tribute. 

112.  Q.  What  American  man-of-war  was  captured 
by  the  pirates  during  the  war  with  Tripoli? 

A.  The  Philadelphia. 

113.  Q.  What  did  Decatur  do  to  the  captured 
Philadelphiaf 

A.  He  entered  the  harbor  of  Tripoli  with  a  few  men 
and  burned  her. 

114.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  the  war  with 
Tripoli? 


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A.  A  treaty  of  peace  was  finally  made  in  1804  which 
relieved  American  vessels  from  paying  tribute  to  the 
pirates. 

115.  Q.  What  trouble  did  the  United  States  have 
with  England  after  the  Revolutionary  War? 

A.  England  was  capturing  United  States  ships  and 
claiming  deserters  from  her  navy. 

116.  Q.  What  did  this  trouble  lead  to? 

A.  A  second  war  with  England,  called  the  War  of 
1812. 

117.  Q.  What  did  the  Americans  try  to  do  in  the 
War  of  1812? 

A.  They  tried  to^capture  .Canada  but  failed. 

118.  Q.  What  was  the  most  famous  naval  battle  of 
the  War  of  1812? 

A.  The  battle  between  the  American  Constitution  and 
the  British  Guerriere. 

119.  Q.  What  American  naval  officer  became  famous 
on  the  Great  Lakes? 

A.  Perry. 

120.  Q.  What  made  Perry  famous? 

A.  He  had  five  ships  built  and  with  these  five  ships 
he  captured  the  British  fleet. 

121.  Q.  Describe  the  capture  of  Washington,  D.  C, 
by  the  British. 

A.  In  1814  the  British  easily  captured  Washington 
and  set  fire  to  the  Capitol  Building. 

122.  Q.  Where  did  the  British  Army  go  then? 
A.  They  advanced  to  Baltimore. 

123.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  the  battle  at  Balti- 
more? 

A.  The  British  were  defeated. 

124.  Q.  Where  did  the  next  prominent  battle  take 
place  ? 

A.  At  New  Orleans. 

125.  Q.  What  did  the  British  do  at  New  Orleans? 
A.  Near  the  end  of  the  war  the  British  attacked  New 

Orleans  with  nearly  three  times  as  many  men  as  the 
Americans  had. 

126.  Q.  Wliat  was  the  result  of  the  battle  at  New 
Orleans  ? 

A.  The  British  were  defeated  with  great  loss. 


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127.  Q.  What  treaty  ended  the  War  of  1812? 
A.  The  treaty  of  Ghent. 

128.  Q.  What  did  this  treaty  settle? 
A.  Nothing  of  importance. 

129.  Q.  Was  the  War  of  1812  a  good  thing  for  the 
United  States? 

A.  Yes;  because  no  nation  ever  attempted  again  to 
treat  our  commerce  on  the  seas  as  if  we  were  too  weak 
to  defend  it. 

130.  Q.  What  great  question  came  up  in  1818? 
A.  The  question  of  slavery. 

131.  Q.  What  was  the  Missouri  Compromise? 

A.  It  admitted  Missouri  as  a  slave  State  but  did  not 
aUow  slavery  in  any  other  territory  north  of  the  southern 
boundary  of  Missouri. 

132.  Q.  Why  was  the  Missouri  Compromise  impor- 
tant ? 

A.  Because  it  marked  the  beginning  of  the  quarrel 
between  the  North  and  the  South  on  the  subject  of 
slavery. 

133.  Q.  What  was  the  Monroe  doctrine? 

A.  It  was  a  declaration  by  President  Monroe  stating 
(1)  that  no  European  settlements  could  be  made  in 
North  or  South  America;  (2)  that  the  United  States 
would  not  meddle  in  European  affairs  (3)  and  that 
European  nations  must  not  meddle  in  American  affairs. 

134.  Q.  What  was  Texas  originally? 
A.  A  part  of  Mexico. 

135.  Q.  How  did  Texas  become  independent? 

A.  In  1836  Texas  gained  its  independence  by  defeat- 
ing the  Mexican  Army. 

136.  Q.  How  did  Texas  become  a  part  of  the  United 
States  ? 

A.  The  Texans  asked  Congress  to  admit  Texas  into 
the  Union  and  this  was  finally  done. 

137.  Q.  What  was  the  adding  of  Texas  to  the  United 
States  caUed  ? 

A.  Annexation. 

138.  Q.  What  caused  the  War  with  Mexico  in  1846? 
A.  California,    Nevada,    Utah,    Arizona,    and    New 

Mexico  were  claimed  by  both  the  United  States  and 
Mexico. 

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139.  Q.  Who  were  the  two  American  generals  of  this 
war? 

A.  Gens.  Taylor  and  Scott. 

140.  Q.  What  did  Gen.  Taylor  do? 

A.  He  captured  Monterey  and  defeated  the  Mexicans 
at  Buena  Vista. 

141.  Q.  What  did  Gen.  Scott  do? 

A.  He  landed  troops  at  Vera  Cniz,  Mexico,  and  cap- 
tured Mexico  City. 

142.  Q.  What  were  the  results  of  the  Mexican  War? 
A.  The  United  States  gained  possession  of  all  the  dis- 
puted territory. 

143.  Q.  When  was  gold  discovered  in  California? 
A.  In  1848. 

144.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  this  discovery? 

A.  Thousands  of  people  rushed  there  and  California 
became  quickly  settled. 

145.  Q.  What  great  question  was  again  before  the 
people  01  the  United  States  in  1850  ? 

A.  The  question  of  slavery. 

146.  Q.  How  many  free  and  how  many  slave  States 
were  there  at  this  time  ? 

A.  Fifteen  of  each. 

147.  Q.  How  many  slaves  were  there  in  the  United 
States  ? 

A.  About  0,000,000. 

148.  Q.  When  did  California  become  a  State? 
A.  In  1850. 

149.  Q.  Why  was  the  admission  of  California  as  a 
free  State  opposed  by  the  South  ? 

A.  Because  it  would  give  the  free  States  a  majority  in 
the  Senate. 

150.  Q.  What  was  the  Compromise  of  1850? 

A.  It  admitted  California  as  a  free  State,  but  in- 
cluded an  act  very  displeasing  to  the  North  called  the 
fugitive-slave  law. 

151.  Q.  What  was  the  fugitive-slave  law? 

A.  It  provided  that  any  negro  claimed  as  a  runaway 
slave  must  be  returned  to  nis  master  and  that  all 
citizens  must  help  to  capture  runaway  slaves. 

152.  Q.  What  were  aoohtionists  ? 


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A.  People  who  did  not  believe  in  slavery  and  wanted 
it  abolished. 

153.  Q.  Who  was  leader  of  the  abolitionists? 
A.  William  Lloyd  Garrison. 

154.  Q.  What  was  the  underground  railroad? 

A.  A  secret  organization  that  hid  runaway  slaves 
and  helped  them  to  escape  to  Canada. 

155.  Q.  What  was  the  Kansas-Nebraska  Bill? 

A.  A  bill  permitting  the  Territories  of  Kansas,  Ne- 
braska,' the  Dakotas,  and  Montana  to  become  either 
free  or  slave  States,  according  to  the  vote  of  the  people 
in  them. 

156.  Q.  When  was  the  Repubhcan  Party  organized  ? 
A.  In  1854. 

157.  Q.  What  was  its  great  principle  ? 

A.  It  declared  absolutely  against  the  further  spread 
of  slavery. 

158.  Q.  Who  was  elected  President  in  1856? 
A.  James  Buchanan,  a  Democrat. 

159.  Q.  What  were  the  Lincoln-Douglas  debates? 
A.  Debates  between  Lincoln  and  Douglas  on  the 

subject  of  slavery. 

160.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  these  debates? 

A.  The  people  of  the  North  began  to  look  upon 
Lincoln  as  their  leader. 

161.  Q.  What  was  John  Brown's  raid  ? 

A.  It  was  an  attempt  by  John  Brown  to  stir  up 
the  Virginia  slaves  and  cause  them  to  revolt  against 
their  masters. 

162.  Q.  How  did  Brown  attempt  to  do  this? 

A.  He  seized  the  armory  at  Harpers  Ferry,  Va.,  in- 
tending to  arm  the  negroes. 

163.  Q.  How  did  the  John  Brown  raid  end  ? 
A.  Brown  was  captured  and  hanged. 

164.  Q.  What  effect  did  this  raid  have  on  the  North 
and  the  South  ? 

A.  It  increased  the  bitter  feeling  between  them. 

165.  Q.  What  effect  did  the  question  of  slavery  have 
on  the  election  of  1860  ? 

A.  It  caused  the  Democratic  Party  to  split  and  the 
Republican  Party  to  win. 


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166.  Q.  Whom  did  the  RepubUcan  Party  elect  as 
President  in  I860? 

A.  Abraham  Lincoln. 

167.  Q.  Give  a  short  history  of  Lincoln's  life  up  to 
the  time  he  became  President. 

A.  He  was  a  poor  boy  born  on  a  farm  in  Kentucky, 
where  he  worked  until  he  was  22  years  of  age.  He  had 
very  little  schooling.  He  was  elected  to  the  Illinois 
Legislature,  and  there  became  noted  as  a  great  speaker. 
In  1846  he  was  sent  to  Congress. 

168.  Q.  Why  did  the  election  of  Lincohi  frighten 
and  anger  the  South? 

A.  The  southerners  were  afraid  he  would  aboHsh 
slavery. 

169.  Q.  In  I860,  what  did  the  people  of  the  North 
and  South  think  of  each  other  ? 

A.  The  North  hated  slavery  and  they  distrusted 
each  other. 

170.  Q.  Was  any  attempt  made  to  stop  the  growing 
hatred  between  the  North  and  the  South  ? 

A.  Yes;  several  compromises  were  proposed,  but 
none  was  accepted. 

171.  Q.  What  was  the  final  result  of  the  quarrels 
between  the  North  and  the  South  on  the  subject  of 
slavery  ? 

A.  Seven  Southern  States,  in  1861,  withdrew  from 
the  Union,  and  formed  a  Government  of  their  own. 

172.  Q.  What  was  this  new  Government  called? 
A.  The  Confederate  States  of  America. 

173.  Q.  Whom  did  they  elect  as  their  first  President  ? 
A.  Jefferson  Davis. 

174.  Q.  How  did  President  Buchanan  treat  the 
seceding  States  ? 

A.  ite  did  nothing,  but  allowed  them  to  go  ahead 
with  their  plans,  seizing  the  L^nited  States  property 
within  their  limits. 

175.  Q.  When  Lincoln  was  inaugurated  President 
what  did  he  say  about  secession  ? 

Q.  He  said  that  no  States  had  the  right  to  leave  the 
Union  and  that  he  would  do  all  in  his  power  to  prevent 
them  from  doing  so. 


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176.  Q.  Where  was  Fort  Sumter? 
A.  In  the  harbor  of  Charleston,  S.  C. 

177.  Q.  What  did  Lincoln  do  about  a  month  after 
he  became  President? 

A.  He  ordered  men  and  supplies  sent  to  Fort 
Sumter. 

178.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  this  order? 

A.  The  Confederates  attacked  the  fort  and  com- 
pelled it  to  surrender  on  April  14,  1861. 

179.  Q.  Why  was  the  attack  on  Fort  Sumter  im- 
portant ? 

A.  Because  it  was  the  real  beginning  of  the  war 
between  the  Northern  and  Southern  States,  caUed  the 
Civil  War. 

180.  Q.  What  did  Lincobi  do  after  the  fall  of  Fort 
Sumter? 

A.  He  called  for  75,000  volunteers. 

181.  Q.  How  many  did  he  get? 
A.  Three  hundred  thousand. 

182.  Q.  How  did  the  North  and  South  compare  in 
regard  to  population  and  wealth  ? 

A.  The  North  was  far  ahead  of  the  South. 

183.  Q.  How  did  the  Navy  stand? 

A.  Most  of  the  Navy  remained  true  to  the  North. 

184.  Q.  What  was  the  Battle  of  Bull  Run? 

A.  A  battle  between  the  Union  and  Confederate 
forces  about  30  miles  from  Washington,  D.  C. 

185.  Q.  What  was  the  result  ? 

A.  The  larger  Union  Army  was  defeated  with  great 
loss. 

186.  Q.  What  did  Lincoln  do  to  prevent  the  South 
from  getting  supplies  by  sea  ? 

A.  He  declared  the  coast  from  Vii-ginia  to  Texas 
blockaded. 

187.  Q.  What  is  meant  by  blockade? 

A.  It  means  that  no  ship  can  enter  or  leave  a  port  of 
a  blockaded  country. 

188.  Q.  How  did  Lincoln  enforce  this  blockade? 

A.  He  stationed  naval  vessels  all  along  the  coast 
blockaded. 

189.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  this  blockade  ? 


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A.  It  prevented  the  South  from  selling  her  tobacco 
and  cotton  and  getting  arms,  ammunition,  and  supplies. 

190.  Q.  What  three  things  did  the  North  want  to 
do  at  the  beginning  of  1862? 

A.  (1)  Capture  Kichmond,  the  capital  of  the  Con- 
federate States;  (2)  get  full  possession  of  the  Mississippi 
River;  and  (3)  make  the  blockade  effective. 

191.  Q.  Why  did  the  North  want  possession  of  the 
Mississippi  River? 

A.  Because  that  would  cut  the  Confederacy  in  two. 

192.  Q.  Who  captured  Fort  Henry? 
A.  Commodore  Foot-e. 

193.  Q.  Why  was  the  capture  of  Fort  Henry  im- 
portant ? 

A.  Because  it  guarded  the  Tennessee  River,  which 
led  into  the  Confederacy. 

194.  Q.  Who  captured  Fort  Donelson? 
A.  Gen.  Grant. 

195.  Q.  Why  was  the  capture  of  Fort  Donelson 
important? 

A.  Because  it  brought  all  of  Kentucky  and  most  of 
Tennessee  under  control  of  the  Union  forces. 

196.  Q.  What  was  Grant's  early  hfe? 

A.  He  graduated  from  the  United  States  Military 
Academy  and  served  in  the  Army  during  the  Mexican 
War,  but  later  resigned. 

197.  Q.  Wliat  was  Grant's  later  hfe  ? 

A.  He  reentered  the  United  States  Army  as  a  captain 
during  the  Civil  War;  later,  became  a  general,  and  then 
President. 

198.  Q.  Describe  the  Battle  of  Shiloh. 

A.  Gens.  Grant  and  Buell  defeated  the  Confederates 
under  Beauregard  and  A.  S.  Johnston  in  a  desperate 
battle  which  lasted  two  days. 

199.  Q.  Wlio  opened  up  the  upper  Mississippi  River 
to  the  Union  forces  ? 

A.  Commodore  Foote  and  Gen.  Pope. 

200.  Q.  How  was  this  done  ? 

A.  Foote  by  means  of  his  gunboats  and  Pope  with  a 
land  force  drove  the  Confederates  as  far  south  as 
Vicksburg. 


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201.  Q.  Who  opened  up  the  lower  Mississippi  River 
to  the  Union  forces  ? 

A.  Admiral  Farragut. 

202.  Q.  What  did  he  do  ? 

A.  He  took  a  large  fleet  and  in  spite  of  forts,  gun- 
boats, and  chains  stretched  across  the  river,  fought  his 
way  up  the  river  and  captured  New  Orleans  and 
Baton  Kouge. 

203.  Q.  What  was  the  Battle  of  Murfreesboro  ? 

A.  The  Union  general,  Rosecrans,  defeated  the  Con- 
federates under  Bragg  in  a  fierce  battle. 

204.  Q.  What  was  the  Merrimacf 

A.  An  ironclad  ram,  which  the  Confederates  fitted 
out  to  destroy  the  Union  ships  in  Hampton  Roads. 

205.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  the  encounter  be- 
tween tne  Merrimac  and  the  wooden  ships  of  the 
Union  fleet  ? 

A.  She  rammed  the  Cumberland  and  set  fire  to  the 
Congress,  thereby  destroying  both,  while  their  heaviest 
shot  did  her  no  damage. 

206.  Q.  What  Union  ship  did  the  Merrimac  encoun- 
ter the  next  day  when  she  set  out  to  sink  the  rest  of 
the  enemy's  fleet  ? 

A.  The  Monitor,  a  low-decked,  ironclad  vessel  with 
a  revolving  turret  carrying  two  heavy  guns. 

207.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  the  fight? 

A.  Neither  vessel  had  a  decided  victory,  but  the 
Merrimac  had  to  put  back  to  Norfolk,  and  she  did  no 
further  damage  to  the  Union  Navy. 

208.  Q.  Why  was  the  battle  between  the  Merrimac 
and  the  Monitor  important  ? 

A.  Because  it  showed  the  world  that  the  days  of 
wooden  ships  for  fighting  were  over  and  that  in  the 
future  war  vessels  would  have  to  be  made  of  steel  or 
heavily  armored. 

209.  Q.  Who  was  Robert  E.  Lee? 

A.  He  was  the  greatest  general  of  the  Confederacy. 

210.  Q.  What  was  he  before  the  Civil  W^ar? 

A.  He  graduated  from  West  Point  and  served  as  an 
officer  in  the  United  States  Army. 

211.  Q.  What  did  McClellan  do  after  he  had  or- 
ganized and  drilled  his  army  in  Washington  ? 


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A.  He  took  his  army  by  water  to  Hampton  Roads, 
and  then  slowly  advanced  up  the  peninsula  between 
the  York  and  James  Rivers  until  he  was  within  7 
miles  of  Richmond. 

212.  Q.  Who  was  sent  to  help  McClellan  take 
Richmond  ? 

A.  McDowell,  with  40,000  men. 

213.  Q.  Did  McClellan  receive  this  help? 
A.  No. 

214.  Q.  Why? 

A.  Because  McDoweU  was  recalled  to  help  protect 
Washington  from  the  Confederates  under  Stonewall 
Jackson. 

215.  Q.  Did  McClellan  capture  Richmond? 

A.  He  failed  to  do  so,  and  was  relieved  from  com- 
mand by  Gen.  Pope. 

216.  Q.  What  happened  to  Pope  ? 

A.  He  was  defeated  by  Lee  at  Manassas,  and  McClel- 
lan was  again  given  command. 

217.  Q.  What  did  Lee  do  after  the  Battle  of  Ma- 
nassas ? 

A.  He  invaded  Maryland. 

218.  Q.  What  did  Lincoln  vow  when  Lee  invaded 
Maryland  ? 

A.  He  vowed  that  if  the  Confederates  were  driven 
back  he  would  issue  a  proclamation  freeing  all  the 
slaves  held  by  them. 

219.  Q.  Was  Lee  driven  back? 
A.  Yes. 

220.  Q.  What  was  the  proclamation  freeing  slaves 
called? 

A.  The  Emancipation  Proclamation. 

221.  Q.  What  did  McClellan  fail  to  do  ? 
A.  He  failed  to  pursue  Lee. 

222.  Q.  Who  again  reheved  McClellan? 
A.  Gen.  Burnside. 

223.  Q.  What  did  he  do? 

A.  He  was  badly  defeated  at  Fredericksburg. 

224.  Q.  Who  now  reheved  Burnside  ? 
A.  Gen.  Hooker. 

225.  Q.  What  did  Hooker  then  do  ? 

A.  He  was  badly  defeated  at  Chancellors ville. 


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226.  Q.  What  was  the  blockade  ? 

A.  One  thousand  nine  hundred  miles  of  southern 
coast  line  was  guarded  to  prevent  the  south  from  carry- 
ing on  sea  trade. 

227.  Q.  Was  this  blockade  a  success  ? 

A.  Yes.  There  was  considerable  blockade  running, 
but  the  trade  of  the  South  was  ruined. 

228.  Q.  How  did  the  South  injure  the  trade  of  the 
North  ? 

A.  They  purchased  a  few  armed  cruisers  abroad  and 
sent  them  out  to  capture  northern  merchant  ships. 

229.  Q.  Name  the  two  most  famous  of  the  cruisei's 
of  the  South. 

A.  The  Shenandoah  and  the  Alabama. 

230.  Q.  What  became  of  the  Alabama  f 

A.  She  was  sunk  off  the  French  coast  near  the  close 
of  the  war  by  the  Union  man-of-war  Kearsarge. 

231.  Q.  What  did  Lee  do  after  his  victory  at  Chan- 
cellorsviUe  ? 

A.  He  led  his  army  through  Maryland  into  Pennsyl- 
vania, hoping  to  be  able  to  capture  Philadelphia  and 
New  York. 

232.  Q.  Where  was  Lee's  march  checked  ? 
A.  At  Gettysburg,  Pa. 

233.  Q.  Describe  the  battle  of  Gettysburg. 

A.  Gen.  Meade,  who  relieved  Hooker  in  command  of 
the  Union  forces,  met  Lee  and  a  fierce  battle  followed, 
which  lasted  three  days  with  terrible  losses  on  both 
sides. 

234.  Q.  Give  the  result  of  the  battle  of  Gettysburg. 
A.  The  Confederates  retreated  into  Virginia. 

235.  Q.  Why  is  the  battle  of  Gettysburg  important  ? 
A.  It  was  the  greatest  battle  of  the  Civil  War  and 

one  of  the  greatest  decisive  battles  in  the  history  of  the 
world. 

236.  Q.  What  happened  on  the  Mississippi  River 
about  the  time  of  the  battle  of  Gettysburg? 

A.  Gen.  Grant  captured  Vicksburg  and  Port  Hudson, 
thereby  gaining  control  of  the  whole  of  the  Mississippi 
River. 

237.  Q.  What  was  important  about  the  control  of 
the  Mississippi  River  ? 


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A.  It  cut  the  Confederacy  in  two  parts. 

238.  Q.  What  was  the  battle  of  (Jhickamauga  ? 

A.  The  Confederates  under  Bragg  defeated  the 
Union  Army  under  Rosecrans  and  forced  it  to  retreat 
to  Chattanooga. 

239.  Q.  What  happened  at  Chattanooga  ? 

A.  Grant,  who  relieved  Rosecrans,  defeated  Bragg 
and  drove  him  into  Georgia. 

240.  Q.  After  Sherman  had  captured  the  remaining 
territory  around  Chattanooga,  what  did  he  do  ? 

A.  He  fought  his  way  to  Atlanta,  Ga.,  and  then 
marched  to  Savannah. 

241.  Q.  What  is  this  famous  march  of  Sherman's 
called « 

A.  Sherman's  march  to  the  sea. 

242.  Q.  Who  was  now  given  charge  of  all  the  Union 
forces  ? 

A.  Gen.  Grant. 

243.  Q.  What  did  Grant  plan  to  do? 
A.  To  capture  Richmond. 

244.  What  was  the  result  of  the  campaign  against 
Richmond  ? 

A.  Grant  and  Lee  fought  a  series  of  battles  in  which 
the  loss  on  both  sides  was  enormous  and  iBnally  Grant 
captured  Richmond  April  3, 1865. 

245.  Q.  When  did  Lee  surrender  ? 

A.  Six  days  after  the  capture  of  Richmond. 

246.  Q.  What  became  of  President  Davis  after  the 
fall  of  the  Confederacy  ? 

A.  He  fled  to  North  Carolina  and  from  there  to 
Georgia,  w^here  he  was  finally  captured.  He  was  held 
a  prisoner  at  Fortress  Monroe  until  1867,  when  he  was 
released  on  bail. 

247.  Q.  What  was  the  cost  of  the  Civil  War? 

A.  It  cost  the  North  360,000  men  and  over 
$3,000,000,000.     The  South  suffered  as  heavily. 

248.  Q.  When  was  the  present  system  of  national 
banks  established  ? 

A.  In  1863. 

249.  Q.  Immediately  following  I^ee's  surrender  what 
awful  tragedy  happened  in  Washington,  D.  C.  ? 


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A.  Lincoln  was  shot  and  killed  during  a  theatrical 
performance  by  an  actor  named  Booth. 

250.  Q.  Who  became  President  after  Lincoln's  death  ? 
A.  Andrew  Johnson. 

251.  Q.  What  punishment  did  the  Government 
decide  to  give  to  the  people  of  the  South  who  had  been 
fighting  against  the  North  ? 

A.  They  were  all  pardoned  if  they  would  take  an 
oath  to  henceforth  support  and  defend  the  Constitu- 
tion. 

252.  Q.  What  was  the  Freedmen's  Bureau  ? 

A.  It  was  a  bureau  established  by  Congress  to  look 
after  the  interests  of  the  freed  slaves. 

253.  Q.  What  was  the  fourteenth  amendment  to  the 
Constitution  ? 

A.  It  abolished  slavery  entirely  from  the  United 
States. 

254.  Q.  Before  a  State  which  had  seceded  could 
again  gain  full  rights,  what  three  things  did  it  have 
to  do? 

A.  It  must  agree  to  the  complete  abolition  of  slav- 
ery; (2)  it  must  ratify  the  fourteenth  amendment,  and 
(3)  it  must  agree  not  to  pay  off  any  of  the  debts  con- 
tracted by  the  Confederates. 

255.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  President  Johnson's 
quarrel  with  Congress  ? 

A.  He  was  impeached  and  nearly  convicted. 

256.  Q.  What  did  the  French  do  in  Mexico  during 
the  CivH  War  ? 

A.  They  seized  Mexico  and  set  up  a  government  of 
their  own. 

257.  Q.  What  did  President  Johnson  do  about  this  ? 
A.  He  sent  Gen.  Sheridan  with  a  large  army  to  the 

Mexican  border. 

258.  Q.  What  did  France  then  do  ? 
A.  France  then  promptly  withdrew. 

259.  Q.  When  and  from  whom  was  Alaska  pur- 
chased ? 

A.  From  Russia  in  1867. 

260.  Q.  Who  were  the  Carpet  Baggers  ? 


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A.  They  were  adventurers  from  the  North  who  went 
South  and  gained  control  of  the  State  governments  by 
persuading  the  negroes  to  vote  for  them. 

261.  Q.  What  did  they  do  when  in  power? 

A.  They  spent  the  money  of  the  State  for  their  own 
personal  use. 

262.  Q.  What  was  the  Ku-Klux  Klan  ? 

A.  It  was  a  secret  society  of  southerners  organized  to 
protect  themselves  from  the  rule  of  the  negroes  and 
Carpet  Baggers. 

263.  Q.  What  did  this  society  do  ? 

A.  The  members  did  all  in  their  power  to  prevent  the 
negroes  from  voting  and  the  Carpet  Baggers  from  hold- 
ing office. 

264.  Q.  In  what  year  was  the  great  Chicago  fire  ? 
A.  In  October,  1871. 

265.  Q.  What  was  the  Electoral  Commission  of  1876  ? 
A.  It  was  a  commission  appointed  by  Congress  to  de- 
cide the  presidential  election  of  1876. 

266.  Q.  When  were  the  United  States  troops  with- 
drawn from  the  South  ? 

A.  In  1877. 

267.  Q.  What  was  the  homestead  act  ? 

A.  It  was  an  act  passed  by  Congress  allowing  settlers 
on  Government  land  to  buy  the  land  at  $1.25  an  acre. 

268.  Q.  Wliy  was  the  homestead  act  important  ? 
A.  Because  it  helped  greatly  to  settle  the  western 

part  of  the  United  States. 

269.  Q.  Who  was  the  second  American  President  to 
be  assassinated  ? 

A.  James  A.  Garfield. 

270.  Q.  What  is  the  Civil  Service  Commission  ? 

A.  It  is  a  commission  appointed  by  Congress  to  hold 
examinations  to  find  out  which  applicants  are  best 
fitted  to  hold  public  office. 

271.  Q.  What  is  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commis- 
sion? 

A.  It  is  a  commission  established  in  1887  by  Con- 
gress to  regulate  trade  between  States. 

272.  Q.  What  caused  the  Venezuela  boundary  dis- 
pute? 


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A.  In  1895,  Great  Britain  tried  to  extend  the  terri- 
tory of  British  Guiana  over  territory  claimed  by 
Venezuela. 

273.  Q.  How  did  this  action  cause  trouble? 

A.  It  was  contrary  to  the  Monroe  doctrine  and  con- 
sequently the  United  States  objected  so  strongly  that 
Great  Britain  withdrew  her  claim. 

274.  Q.  What  led  to  the  war  between  the  United 
States  and  Spain  ? 

A.  The  objection  of  the  United  States  to  the  cruel 
treatment  of  the  Cubans  by  Spain. 

275.  Q.  What  actually  caused  the  war  with  Spain? 
A.  The  blowing  up  of  the  United  States  battleship 

Maine  in  the  harbor  of  Havana  in  February,  1898. 

276.  Q.  How  did  this  cause  war  ? 

A.  The  people  of  the  United  States,  whether  justly  or 
unjustly,  blamed  the  Spaniards  and  Congress  declared 
war  on  April  24,  1898. 

277.  Q.  What  was  the  first  battle  of  the  war? 

A.  On  May  1,  1898,  Commodore  Dewey  attacked  the 
Spanish  fleet  in  Manila  Bay  and  sunk  or  destroyed  it 
without  the  loss  of  a  man. 

278.  Q.  Where  was  most  of  the  fighting  in  Cuba? 
A.  Around  the  city  of  Santiago. 

279.  Q.  What  became  of  the  Spanish  fleet  under  Ad- 
miral Cervera  when  war  was  declared  ? 

A.  It  hid  in  the  harbor  of  Santiago. 

280.  Q.  What  did  the  United  States  Navy  do  when 
they  discovered  that  Cervera  was  in  Santiago  Harbor  ? 

A.  It  blockaded  the  harbor. 

281.  Q.  What  finally  happened  ? 

A.  The  American  Army  carried  El  Caney  and  San 
Juan  Hill,  thus  forcing  the  Spanish  fleet  out  of  the 
harbor. 

282.  Q.  What  happened  to  the  Spanish  fleet  when  it 
was  forced  out  of  the  harbor  of  Santiago  ? 

A.  It  was  met  by  the  American  fleet  under  Sampson 
and  Schley,  and  all  the  Spanish  ships  were  sunk. 

283.  Q.  What  island  to  the  eastward  of  Cuba  was 
captured  by  the  Americans  ? 

A.  Porto  Rico. 


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284.  Q.  What  new  territory  did  we  gain  by  the 
Spanish  War  ? 

A.  Porto  Rico  and  the  Philippine  Islands. 

285.  Q.  What  islands  were  annexed  to  the  United 
States  during  the  Spanish  War? 

A.  The  Hawaiian  Islands. 

286.  Q.  Who  was  the  third  President  of  the  United 
States  to  be  assassinated  ? 

A.  WiUiam  McKinley. 

287.  Q.  Who  became  President  when  McKinley 
died? 

A.  Theodore  Roosevelt. 

288.  Q.  Where  did  the  United  States  Government 
desire  to  build  a  ship  canal  ? 

A.  Across  the  Isthmus  of  Panama. 

289.  Q.  What  trouble  did  the  United  States  have 
with  Colombia  over  the  canal? 

A.  Colombia  would  not  give  the  United  States  the 
right  to  build  it. 

290.  Q.  What  then  happened  ? 

A.  Panama  seceded  from  Colombia  and  the  United 
States  recognized  her  as  a  Republic.  The  right  to 
build  the  canal  was  obtained  from  the  new  Republic  of 
Panama. 

291.  O.  When  did  the  United  States  start  work  on 
the  canal  ? 

A.  In  1904. 

292.  Q.  What  catastrophe  occurred  on  the  Pacific 
coast  of  the  United  States  in  1906? 

A.  A  terrible  earthquake  nearly  destroyed  the  city  of 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

293.  Q.  When  and  by  whom  was  the  North  Pole 
discovered  ? 

A.  In  1909,  by  Robert  E.  Peary,  an  American  naval 
officer. 


EXAMINATIONS. 


FIRST  GRADE. 

(First  Period.) 
GEOGRAPHY. 


1 .  Q.  What  is  a  desert  ? 

A.  A  desert  is  a  part  of  the  land  where,  owing  to 
lack  of  rain,  nothing  grows. 

2.  Q.  What  is  a  mountain  peak  ? 

A.  A  mountain  peak  is  a  high  part  of  a  mountain. 

3.  Q.  What  is  a  spring? 

A.  A  spring  is  water  flowing  from  the  ground. 

4.  Q.  What  is  a  flood  plain  ? 

A.  A  flood  plain  is  the  plain  along  the  banks  of  a 
river  that  has  been  built  up  by  the  sediment  that  settles 
during  a  flood. 

5.  5.  What  is  the  earth? 
A.  The  earth  is  a  planet. 

6.  Q.  Wliat  is  the  circumference  of  the  earth? 
A.  The  distance  around  the  earth. 

7.  Q.  What  is  a  mountain  system? 

A.  A  maun  tain  system  is  an  even  larger  group  of 
mountains,  often  including  two  or  more  mountain 
chains. 

8.  O.  What  is  a  river  bed  ? 

A.  A  river  bed  is  the  bottom  over  which  the  river 
flows. 

9.  Q.  What  is  a  stream  that  flows  into  a  lake  called  ? 
A.  The  stream  that  flows  into  a  lake  is  called  the 

inlet. 

10.  Q.  Why  does  the  earth  appear  flat  as  was  gen- 
erally believed  before  Columbus  ? 

A.  Because,  the  earth  being  large,  we  see  but  a  small 
part  of  it  at  a  time. 

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HISTORY. 


1.  Q.  Who  was  Christopher  Columbus? 

A.  Christopher  Columbus  was  an  Italian  sailor. 

2.  Q.  How  did  Balboa  discover  the  Pacific  Ocean  ? 
A.  He  crossed  the  Isthmus  of  Panama. 

3.  Q.  How  did  Capt.  John  Smith  help  the  colony  of 
Jamestown  ? 

A.  He  made  the  colonists  work  and  then  protected 
them  by  making  peace  with  the  Indians. 

4.  Q.  Who  was  William  Penn  ? 

A.  He  was  a  young  English  Quaker. 

5.  Q.  What  happened  in  London  the  same  day  as 
the  Boston  Massacre  ? 

A.  Parliament  decided  to  keep  the  tax  on  tea. 
().  Q.  Why  were  the  Americans  defeated  at  Bunker 
Hill? 
A.  Because  they  ran  out  of  ammunition. 

7.  Q.  What  was  the  Battle  of  Trenton  ? 

A.  Washington  crossed  the  Delaware  on  Christmas 
ni^ht,  surprised  the  British  and  took  a  thousand 
prisoners. 

8.  O.  Wliere  did  the  British  spend  the  winter  of  1777  ? 
A.  At  Philadelphia. 

9.  Q.  Wliat  foreign  nation  helped  greatly  in  the 
surrender  of  the  British  ? 

A.  France. 

10.  Q.  What  did  Boone  do? 

A.  He  led  a  party  across  the  mountains  and  settled 
Kentucky. 

ARITHMETIC. 

1.  Write  in  figures:  Fifteen  thousand,  four  hundred 
seven.  Four  thousand,  seven.  Twenty  thousand,  two 
hundred. 

2.  Write  in  figures:  Thirty-seven  thousand,  nine 
hundred.  Thirty  thousand,  thirty.  One  hundred 
thousand,  eight  hundred  five. 

3.  Write  tne  following :  Fifteen  dollars,  twelve  cents. 
Eighteen  dollars,  eight  cents.  Twenty-four  dollars, 
eight  cents. 

4.  Harry  paid  5  cents  for  a  pencil  and  10  cents  for  a 
writing  book.     How  much  did  he  pay  for  both  ? 


5.  Copy  and  add  from  the  bottom  upward,  and  then 
from  the  top  downward:  7,  4,  9,  3,  8,  6,  5. 

6.  A  certain  school  had  30  boys  and  40  girls  in  attend- 
ance.    How  many  pupils  w^ere  there  in  the  school  ? 

7.  A  cotton  merchant  bought  30  bales  on  Monday, 
25  bales  on  Tuesday,  and  33  bales  on  Wednesday.  How 
many  did  he  buy  in  all  ? 

S.'^Copy,  add,'and  prove:  3,857,  5,879,  389,  1,089,  83, 
1,396,  3,859,  518. 

9.  Add:  5  million,  816  thousand,  4;  291  million,  215 
thousand,  86;  87  million,  16  thousand,  214;  93  million, 
18  thousand,  57;  246  million,  9  thousand,  456. 

10.  The  Missouri  River,  to  its  junction  with  the 
Mississippi,  is  2,908  miles  long;  the  Mississipjii  proper 
is  2,616  miles  long;  the  St.  Lawrence  is  2,120  miles  long; 
the  Amazon  3,596  miles  long.  What  is  the  combined 
length  of  these  rivers  ? 

(Second  Period.) 
GEOGRAPHY. 

1 .  Q.  Where  is  the  greatest  desert  in  the  world  ?  • 
A.  The  Sahara  Desert,  in  northern  Africa,  is  the 

greatest  desert. 

2.  Q.  What  is  a  mountain  range  ? 

A.  A  mountain  range  is  a  long  narrow  belt  of  moun- 
tain country. 

3.  Q.  What  is  a  river  bank? 

A.  A  river  bank  is  the  land  that  borders  the  river. 

4.  Q.  What  is  a  delta? 

A.  A  delta  is  the  plain  formed  at  the  mouth  of  a 
river  by  sediment  that  the  current  can  carry  no  farther. 

5.  Q.  What  is  a  planet? 

A.  A  planet  is  an  opaque  body  revolving  around  the 
sun  as  a  center. 

6.  Q.  What  is  the  east  and  west  diameter  called? 
A.  The  Equator. 

7.  Q.  What  is  a  valley? 

A.  A  valley  is  the  low  part  of  the  land  between  the 
higher  part,  as  between  the  hills  or  mountains. 

8.  Q.  What  is  a  river  system? 

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A.  A  river  system  is  a  main  stream  with  all  its  tribu- 
taries. 

9.  Q.  What  is  the  timber  line  ? 

A.  The  timber  line  is  the  line  above  which  no  trees 
grow. 

10.  Q.  Besides  the  fact  that  it  supplies  us  with  food, 
why  is  the  ocean  so  very  important  to  the  people  of 
this  earth  ? 

A.  Because  ^vithout  it  there  would  be  very  little  rain. 
The  moisture  evaporated  from  the  ocean  is  carried  until 
a  cold  change  causes  it  to  fall  as  rain,  snow,  or  hail. 

HISTORY. 

1 .  Q.  When  was  Christopher  Columbus  bom  ? 
A.  In  the  year  1450. 

2.  Q.  Who  made  the  first  voyage  around  the  world? 
A.  A  Spaniard  by  the  name  of  Magellan. 

3.  Q.  Who  discovered  New  York  Harbor  and  the 
Hudson  River  ? 

A.  An  Englishman  named  Henry  Hudson. 

4.  Q.  What  did  William  Penn  do  in  America? 

A.  He  brought  a  hundred  Quakers  from  England  and 
founded  the  colony  of  Philadelphia. 

5.  Q.  How  did  the  American  colonists  treat  the  order 
to  pay  taxes  on  tea  ? 

A.  They  refused  to  pay  it  in  most  places,  and  in 
Boston  they  threw  the  tea  overboard. 

6.  Q.  What  was  the  loss  of  life  in  the  Battle  of 
Bunker  HiU? 

A.  The  British  lost  three  times  as  many  men  as  the 
Americans. 

7.  Q.  What  was  the  Battle  of  Princeton? 

A.  A  few  days  after  the  Battle  of  Trenton  Washing- 
ton met  the  British  under  Cornwallis  and  defeated  them. 

8.  Q.  Did  the  Americans  enjoy  themselves  at  Valley 
Forge? 

A.  No  •  they  suffered  greatly,  but  in  spite  of  this  they 
were  well  drilled  and  organized  when  the  spring  came. 

9.  Q.  Why  was  the  surrender  at  Yorktown  im- 
portant ? 


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A.  Because  it  ended  the  Revolution  and  gave  inde- 
pendence to  the  United  States. 

10.  Q.  What  was  the  JSTorthwest  Territory? 

A.  It  was  a  tract  of  land  at  present  occupied  by  the 
States  of  Illinois,  Wisconsin,  Michigan,  Indiana,  and 
Ohio. 

ARITHMETIC. 

1 .  Write  in  figures :  Fifty-five  thousand,  five  hundred 
five.  Five  thousand,  five.  Thirty  thousand,  nine  hun- 
dred nine. 

2.  Write  in  figures:  Forty-eight  thousand,  fifty-five. 
Forty  thousand,  eight.  Seventeen  thousand,  seven 
hundred  three. 

3.  Write  the  following:  Thirty-four  dollais,  thirty 
cents.  Fift;y^-five  dollars,  twenty  cents.  Nineteen  dol- 
lars, thirty-eight  cents. 

4.  Mary  learned  8  new  words  on  Monday  and  9  on 
Tuesday.    How  many  did  she  learn  on  both  days  ? 

5.  Copy  and  add  from  the  bottom  upward,  and  then 
from  the  top  downward,  the  following:  4,  5,  3,  4,  6,  8,  3. 

6.  A  boy  paid  25  cents  for  a  reading  book  and  55  cents 
for  an  arithmetic.     How  much  did  he  pay  for  both  ? 

7.  A  lad  sold  30  morning  papers,  40  evening  papers, 
and  21  illustrated  papers.  How  many  papers  did  he 
sell? 

«.  Add:  4,168,  3,925,  4,095,  5,683,  7,925,  84,  8,  385. 

9.  Find  the  sum  of  three  million,  eight  hundred 
twenty-four  thousand,  five  hundred  twenty-six;  forty 
million,  nineteen  thousand,  eight  hundred  twenty-five; 
eighty-six  million,  two  hundred  fifty-four  thousand,  two 
hundred;  five  million,  five  thousand,  five. 

10.  New  York  is  1,405  miles  east  of  Omaha  and  San 
Francisco  is  1,864  miles  west  of  Omaha.  How  far  is  it 
from  New  York  to  San  Francisco  ? 

(Third  Period.) 
GEOGRAPHY. 

1.  Q.  What  is  a  plain  ? 

A.  A  plain  is  a  nearly  level  or  gently  roUing  part  of  the 
land. 

2.  Q.  What  is  a  mountain  system  ? 


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A.  A  mountain  system  is  a  group  of  mountains  lai^er 
than  a  mountain  chain,  often  including  two  or  more 
mountain  chains. 

3.  Q.  What  is  a  river  bed  ? 

A.  A  river  bed  is  the  bottom  over  which  the  river 
flows. 

4.  Q.  What  is  a  stream  that  flows  out  of  a  lake  called  ? 
A.  An  outlet. 

5.  Q.  Why  does  the  earth  appear  flat,  as  was  gener- 
ally believed  before  the  time  or  Columbus? 

A.  Because  the  earth  is  so  large  that  we  see  but  a 
small  part  of  it. 

6.  Q.  What  causes  change  of  night  and  day  ? 

A.  The  rotation  of  the  earth  eastward  on  its  axis. 

7.  q.  Wliatisavalley? 

A.  A  valley  is  the  low  part  of  the  land  between  the 
higher  parts,  as  between  hills  or  mountains. 

8.  Q.  Wli at  is  the  snow  line  ? 

A.  The  snow  line  is  the  line  above  which  snow  re- 
mains all  the  year  round. 

9.  Q.  \Miat  is  a  river  basin  ? 

A.  A  river  basin  is  the  land  drained  by  the  river. 

10.  Q.  Wliatisabay? 

A.  A  bay  is  a  body  of  water  surrounded  partly  by 
land. 

HISTORY. 

1.  Q.  What  did  Christopher  Columbus  do  ? 

A.  With  three  ships  he  sailed  westward  from  Spain 
across  the  Atlantic  Ocean  and  discovered  the  islands 
of  the  West  Indies. 

2.  Q.  Who  was  the  first  Englishman  to  sail  aroimd 
the  world  ? 

A.  Sir  Francis  Drake. 

3.  Q.  Who  settled  New  York? 
A.    The  Dutch. 

4.  Q.  Did  the  colony  of  WiUiam  Penn  get  along  well  ? 
A.  Yes;  it  became  very  prosperous. 

5.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  the  laws  passed  to 
starve  and  beat  Massachusetts  into  submission  ? 

A.  The  entire  country  rose  to  help  Massachusetts. 


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6.  Q.  Who  was  selected  to  command  the  American 
Army? 

A.  George  Washington. 

7.  Q.  Describe  the  capture  of  Philadelphia, 

A.  The  British  landed  men  on  the  north  shore  of 
Chesapeake  Bay,  marched  overland,  and  captured 
Philadelphia. 

8.  Q.  What  did  John  Paul  Jones  do  ? 

A.  He  sailed  along  the  coast  of  England  and  Scot- 
land and  captured  many  British  vessels. 

9.  Q.  What  were  the  boundaries  of  the  United  States 
decided  upon  ? 

A.  On  the  north  by  Canada;  on  the  west  by  the  Mis- 
sissippi Eiver;  on  the  south  by  Florida. 

10.  Q.  What  caused  the  war  between  the  United 
States  and  Tripoli? 

A.  About  1800,  pirates  persisted  in  capturing  Ameri- 
can vessels  and  demanding  tribute. 

ARITHMETIC. 

1.  Write  in  figures:  Four  hundred  thirty- three  thou- 
sand six  hundred  fifty-five.  Five  thousand  eight 
hundred  nine. 

2.  Write  in  figures:  Five  hundred  forty-three  thou- 
sand eight  hundred  seventy-six.  Three  hundred  ten 
thousand. 

3.  Write  the  following:  Four  hundred  dollars  eight 
cents.  Seven  hundred  dollai-s.  Seventeen  dollars 
eight  cents  eight  mills. 

4.  I  gave  5  apples  to  my  sister,  6  to  my  brother,  and 
then  had  7  for  myself.     How  many  had  1  at  first  ? 

5.  Add  4,  9,  1,  8,  2,  9,  3. 

6.  A  boy  who  is  now  12  years  of  age  is  35  years 
younger  than  his  father.     How  old  is  his  father  ? 

7.  In  an  intermediate  school  I  counted  25  pupils  who 
read  in  the  third  reader,  35  who  read  in  the  fourth 
reader,  and  36  who  read  in  the  fifth  reader.  If  these 
were  all  the  pupils,  how  many  were  there  in  the  school  ? 

8.  Add  and  prove:  32.54,  16.87,  8.34,  .58,  13.24, 
24.48,  72.16,  8.43. 


9.  What  is  the  sum  of  six  hundred  seven  thousand 
two  hundred  eight;  eight  hundred  twenty-eight  thou- 
sand nine  hundred;  five  hundred  thousand  fifteen. 

10.  From  the  nail  works  at  Pittsburgh  there  were 
shipped  7,050  kegs  of  nails  on  Monday,  8,640  kegs  on 
Tuesday,  300  kegs  more  on  Wednesday  than  on  Tues- 
day, 9,850  kegs  on  Thursday,  and  10,000  kegs  on  each 
of  the  remaining  two  daj^s  of  the  week.  How  many 
kegs  were  shipped  during  the  week  ? 

SECOND  GRADE. 

(First  Period.) 
GEOGRAPHY. 

1 .  Q.  What  causes  the  difference  of  cUmate  at  various 
places  on  the  earth's  surface  ? 

A.  The  direct  or  oblique  rays  of  the  sun. 

2.  O.  What  is  the  smallest  continent? 
A.  Australia. 

3.  Q.  Name  two  noted  groups  of  islands. 

A.  West  Indies,  southeast  of  North  America,  and 
East  Indies,  southeast  of  Asia. 

4.  Q.  What  and  where  is  Greenland? 

A.  Greenland  is  a  large  body  of  land  lying  north- 
east of  North  America,  belonging  to  Denmark.  The 
extent  of  the  northward  part  of  Greenland  is  unknown 
because  of  the  ice  that  covers  it. 

5.  Q.  Name  the  six  New  England  States. 

A.  Maine,  New  Hampshire,  Vermont,  Massachus- 
setts,  Rhode  Island,  and  Connecticut. 

6.  Q.  Why  is  it  that  there  are  so  many  people  in 
the  Northeastern  States  ? 

A.  Because  there  is  so  nmch  manufacturing  there. 

7.  Q.  Begin  at  the  north  and  name  in  order  the 
five  zones. 

A.  North  Frigid,  North  Temperate,  Torrid,  South 
Temperate,  and  South  Frigid. 

8.  Q.  Name  a  large  sea. 
A.  Mediterranean. 

9.  Q.  What  isthmus  connects  North  and  South 
America  ? 


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A.  The  Isthmus  of  Panama. 

10.  Q.  What  different  ranges  of  mountains  do  we 
find  in  the  northern  part  of  the  Appalachain  high- 
land? 

A.  Green,  White,  Adirondack,  and  Catskill  Moun- 
tains. 

HISTORY. 

1 .  Q.  Did  the  Americans  have  any  more  trouhle  with 
England  after  the  Revolutionary  War  ? 

A.  Yes. 

2.  Q.  What  did  the  British  do  at  New  Orleans  in 
the  War  of  1812? 

A.  Near  the  end  of  the  war  the  British  attacked 
New  Orleans  with  nearly  three  times  as  many  men  as 
the  Americans  had. 

3.  Q.  How  did  Texas  become  a  part  of  the  United 
States? 

A.  The  Texans  asked  Congress  to  admit  Tex:as 
into  the  Union,  and  this  was  finally  done. 

4.  Q.  About  how  many  slaves  were  there  in  the 
United  States  about  1S50? 

A.  About  3,000,000. 

5.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  the  inrush  of  settlers 
from  the  North  and  South  into  the  Territories  of 
Kansas,  Nebraska,  the  Dakotas,  and  Montana? 

A.  Bad  feeling  broke  out  between  the  two  parties 
and  finally  fighting. 

6.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  the  Lincoln-Douglas 
debates  ? 

A.  The  people  of  the  North  began  to  look  upon 
Lincoln  as  then-  leader. 

7.  Q.  Who  was  the  President  elected  by  the  Re- 
pubUcan  Party  m  1860  ? 

A.  Abraham  Lincoln. 

8.  Where  w^as  Fort  Sumter  ? 

A.  In  the  harbor  of  Charleston,  S.  C. 

9.  Q.  What  part  of  Virginia  remained  loyal  to  the 
Union  ? 

A.  The  part  west  of  the  mountains. 


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10.  Q.  How  did  Lincoln  enforce  the  blockade  at 
the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War  ? 

A.  He  stationed  vessels  of  the  Navy  all  along  the 
part  of  the  coast  in  blockade. 

ARITHMETIC. 

1.  Henry  found  that  his  toy  bank  contained  14 
cents,  but  8  cents  of  the  money  belonged  to  his  brother. 
How  much  belonged  to  Henry  ? 

A.  Six  cents. 

2.  A  park  had  19  elm  trees  in  it,  of  which  9  were 
small  and  the  rest  large.     How  many  were  large  ? 

A.  Ten. 

3.  Subtract  $54.08  from  $85.39. 
A.  $31.31. 

4.  A  man's  income  for  one  vear  was  $2,568.48  and 
his  expenses  were  $1,445.23.     llow  much  did  he  save? 

A.  $1,123.25. 

5.  9  +  7-3+2-5  +  4-5  +  7-4-2-5=? 
A.  5. 

6.  39,456-31,567=? 
A    7  889 

7.*  39,600.85-1,915.68=? 
A.  37,685.17. 

8.  A  borrowed  of  B  $6,450  and  paid  back  $3,740. 
How  much  does  he  stiU  owe  ? 

A.  $2,710. 

9.  A  man  left  $3,450  to  his  son,  $2  J65  to  his  daughter, 
and  the  remainder  to  his  wife.  How  much  did  his 
wife  receive  if  the  fortune  was  $20,000  ? 

A.  $13,785. 

10.  A  gentleman  gave  $13,465  for  a  house  and  some 
land.  The  house  alone  was  worth  $8,978.  What  was 
the  value  of  the  land  ? 

A.  $4,487. 

Subjects  will  count  as  follows:  Geography,  25  per 
cent;  history,  25  per  cent;  arithmetic,  25  per  cent; 
spelling  and  writing,  25  per  cent. 


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(Second  Period.) 
GEOGRAPHY. 

1.  Q.  How  is  the  earth  divided  as  to  climate? 
A.  Into  &ye  zones. 

2.  Q.  What  is  a  peninsula? 

A.  A  peninsula  is  a  body  of  land  nearly  surrounded 
by  water,  and  connected  with  a  larger  body  by  an 
isthmus. 

3.  Q.  Name  the  oceans  in  the  world. 

A.  Atlantic,  Pacific,  Indian,  Arctic,  and  Antarctic. 

4.  Q.  Name  some  of  the  great  rivers  of  North 
America. 

A.  Mississippi,  St.  Lawrence,  Mackenzie,  and  Yukon 
Rivers. 

5.  Q.  Which  of  the  Northeastern  States  is  the 
largest  ? 

A.  New  York. 

6.  Q.  What  is  the  capital  of  Pennsylvania? 
A.  Harrisburg. 

7.  Q.  What  imaginary  line  runs  through  the  Torrid 
Zone? 

A.  The  Equator. 

8.  Q.  How  are  islands  made? 

A.  Some  are  tops  of  mountain  chains;  some  are 
peaks  of  volcanoes,  and  some  are  built  up  by  the  little 
coral  animals. 

9.  Q.  Name  a  famous  strait. 
A.  The  Strait  of  Magellan. 

10.  Q.  What  is  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  noted  for? 
A.  Iron  and  steel  manufactures. 

HISTORY. 

1.  Q.  Was  the  United  States  prepared  for  the  War 
of  1812? 

A.  No. 

2.  Q.  What  treaty  ended  the  War  of  1812? 
A.  The  treaty  of  Ghent. 

3.  Q.  Who  were  the  two  American  generals  in  the 
War  with  Mexico  in  1846  ? 

A.  Gens.  Taylor  and  Scott. 

4.  Q.  What  was  the  underground  railroad? 


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A.  It  was  a  secret  organization  that  hid  escaped 
slaves  and  helped  them  escape  to  Canada. 

5.  Q.  Who  became  President  in  1856? 
A.  James  Buchanan,  a  Democrat. 

6.  O.  Who  was  elected  President  m  1860? 
A.  Abraham  Lincoln,  a  Republican. 

7.  Q.  In  1860,  what  did  most  of  the  people  in  the 
North  think  of  slavery  ? 

A.  They  hated  slavery. 

8.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  Lincoln's  order  to 
send  men  and  supplies  to  Fort  Sumter? 

A.  The  Confederates  attacked  the  fort  and  com- 
pelled it  to  surrender  on  April  14,  1861. 

9.  Q.  Whatwastheresultof  the  Battle  of  Bull  Run? 
A.  The    smaller    Confederate    force    defeated    the 

Union  Army  with  great  loss. 

10.  Q.  Why  did  the  North  want  to  get  possession 
of  the  Mississippi  River  ? 

A.  Because  if  they  could  do  that  it  would  cut  the 
Confederacy  in  two. 

ARITHMETIC. 

1.  Homer  was  away  from  home  2  weeks.  He  spent 
5  days  with  his  uncle,  and  the  rest  of  the  time  with 
his  grandfather.  How  many  days  was  he  with  his 
grandfather  ? 

2.  Harry  had  14  cents  given  him  by  two  boys.  One 
gave  him  6  cents.     How  much  did  the  other  give  ? 

3.  Subtract  $31.61  from  $63.73. 

4.  A  jeweler  bought  a  watch  for  $18  and  sold  it  for 
$25.     How  much  did  he  gain  ? 

5.  5  +  6  +  2-5  +  4-6  +  9-3-2  +  4-2=? 

6.  81,364-68,537=  ? 

7.  $50,000.00-$l,830.05=  ? 

8.  The  year  1911  was  419  years  after  the  discovery 
of  America  by  Columbus.  In  what  year  did  that  event 
take  place  ? 

9.  B  had  $12,000;  but  after  paying  his  debts  andgiv- 
ing  away  $3,105  he  had  remaining  only  $7,000.  What 
was  the  amount  of  his  debts  ? 


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10.  A  man  is  worth  $16,425,  of  which  $3,750  is 
invested  in  bank  stock,  $2,746  in  morta^es,  and  the 
rest  in  land.     How  much  has  he  invested  m  land  ? 

(Third  Period.) 
GEOGRAPHY. 

1.  Q.  What  imaginary  line  runs  through  the  Torrid 
Zone? 

A.  The  Equator. 

2.  Q.  What  isthmus  connects  North  and  South 
America  ? 

A.  The  Isthmus  of  Panama. 

3.  Q.  Name  a  large  bay. 
A.  Chesapeake  Bay. 

4.  Q.  Name  the  principal  rivers  in  the  United  States, 
beginning  in  the  West. 

A.  Columbia,  Rio  Grande,  Missouri,  Arkansas,  Mis- 
sissippi, Ohio,  Potomac,  Susquehanna,  Delaware,  and 
Hudson  Rivers. 

5.  Q.  Which  State  contains  the  largest  city  in  the 
United  States  ? 

A.  New  York. 

6.  Q.  Wliat  city  is  second  in  size  in  New  York  State  ? 
A.  Buffalo. 

7.  Q.  What  is  a  peninsula  ? 

A.  A  peninsula  is  a  body  of  land  nearly  surrounded 
by  water,  and  connected  with  a  larger  body  by  an 
isthmus. 

8.  Q.  Name  a  famous  strait. 
A.  The  Strait  of  Magellan. 

9.  Q.  Which  of  the  Northeastern  States  is  the 
smallest  ? 

A.  Rhode  Island. 

10.  Q.  Bound  the  United  States. 

A.  Canada  on  the  north;  Atlantic  Ocean  on  the  east; 
Pacific  Ocean  on  the  west;  Gulf  of  Mexico  and  Mexico 
on  the  south. 

HISTORY. 

1.  Q.  What  name  was  given  to  the  Constitution  "i 
A.  Old  Ironsides. 

2.  Q.  What  was  the  Missouri  Compromise  ? 


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A.  The  Missouri  Compromise  admitted  Missouri  as  a 
slave  State,  but  did  not  allow  slavery  in  any  other  terri- 
tory north  of  the  southern  boundary  of  Missouri. 

3.  Q.  What  were  the  results  of  me  Mexican  War  in 
1846? 

A.  The  United  States  gained  possession  of  all  the 
territory  in  dispute. 

4.  Q.  Wliat  was  the  Compromise  of  1850? 

A.  It  admitted  California  as  a  free  State,  but  also 
included  an  act  very  displeasing  to  the  North,  called  the 
fugitive-slave  law. 

5.  Q.  How  did  John  Brown  attempt  his  raid  ? 

A.  He  seized  the  armory  at  Harpers  Feny,  Va.,  in- 
tending to  arm  the  negroes. 

6.  Q.  What  did  Dred  Scott  claim  ? 

A.  He  claimed  that  as  he  had  been  in  the  free  States 
of  Illinois  and  Minnesota  he  was  no  longer  a  slave. 

7.  Q.  The  new  Government  formed  by  the  seceding 
States  was  called  what? 

A.  The  Confederate  States  of  America. 

8.  Q.  How  many  volunteers  did  Lincoln  get  ? 
A.  Three  hundred  thousand. 

9.  Q.  What  did  McClellan  do  with  the  Army? 

A.  He  drilled  them  until  by  November,  1861,  he  had 
a  well-drilled  and  well-equipped  army  of  150,000  men. 

10.  Q.  Who  captured  Fort  Henry? 

A.  Commodore  Foote  with  a  flotilla  of  gunboats. 

ARITHMETIC. 

1 .  By  an  accident  a  boy  had  2  fingers  cut  from  his 
right  hand,  and  3  from  his  left  hand.  How  many 
fingei-s  has  he  left  ? 

2.  If  I  have  1 3  cents  and  spend  6  cents  for  a  ball  and 
3  cents  for  a  top,  how  much  will  I  have  left  ? 

3.  Subtract  $73,210  from  $86,431. 

4.  A  grocer  purchased  tea  for  $32  and  sold  it  for  $40. 
How  much  did  he  gain  ? 

5.  7-3-h7  +  3  +  5-6  +  9-3  +  5-6-4=  ? 

6.  98,375-45,792=  ? 

7.  $70,410.00  -  $45,200.18  =  ? 

8.  A  merchant  deposited  in  a  bank  on  Monday  $584 ; 
on  Tuesday,  $759;  and  on  Wednesday,  $327.     During 


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this  time  he  drew  out  $987.     How  much  did  his  deposits 
exceed  what  he  drew  out  ? 

9.  An  estate  of  $12,350  was  divided  among  a  widow 
and  two  children.  The  widow's  share  was  $6,175,  the 
son's  $2,390  less  than  the  widow's,  and  the  rest  fell  to 
the  daughter.     What  was  the  daughter's  share  ? 

10.  A  man  left  $3,450  to  his  son,  $2,765  to  his  daugh- 
ter, and  the  remainder  to  his  wife.  How  much  did  nis 
wife  receive  if  the  fortune  was  $20,000  ? 

TfflRD  GRADE. 

(First  Period.) 
GEOGRAPHY. 

1.  Q.  What  is  the  capital  and  largest  city  in  Massa- 
chusetts? 

A.  Boston. 

2.  Q.  What  is  the  largest  city  in  Maine? 
A.  Portland. 

3.  Q.  Bound  Georgia. 

A.  Georgia  is  bounded  on  the  north  by  North  Caro- 
lina and  Tennessee;  on  the  south  by  Florida;  on  the 
east  by  the  Atlantic  Ocean;  on  the  west  by  Alabama 
and  Florida. 

4.  Q.  What  is  the  port  of  Georgia  ? 
A.  Savannah. 

5.  Q.  Wliat  sea  food  is  the  Chesapeake  Bay  noted 
for? 

A.  Oysters. 

6.  Q.*  Where  is  Key  West? 

A.  It  is  a  town  oii  one  of  the  Florida  Kevs  which 
extend  in  a  half  moon  to  the  south  of  Florida. 

7.  Q.  Name  some  large  cities  in  Michigan. 
A.  Detroit  and  Grand  Kapids. 

8.  Q.  What  is  the  capital  of  Maine? 
A.  Augusta. 

9.  Q.  What  are  the  special  crops  of  the  Southern 
States? 

A.  Cotton,  sugar  cane,  rice,  and  tobacco. 

10.  Q.  What  is  the  port  of  South  Carolina? 
A.  Charleston. 


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HISTORY. 


1.  Q.  What  was  Grant's 'early  life? 
A.  H(  - 


A.  He  was  in  the  Army  and  served  during  the  Mexi- 
can War  but  did  very  little  after  that. 

2.  Q.  What  was  the  result  of  the  fight  between  the 
Merrimac  and  the  Monitor  ? 

A.  Neither  vessel  had  a  decided  victor\^,  but  the 
Merrimac  had  to  put  back  to  Norfolk  and  she  did  no 
further  damage  to  the  Union  Navy. 

3.  Q.  What  did  Lee  do  after  the  Battle  of  Manassas  ? 
A.  He  invaded  Maryland. 

4.  Q.  Name  the  two  most  famous  of  the  cruisers  of 
the  South  ? 

A.  The  Shenandoah  and  the  Alabama. 

5.  Q.  Who  became  President  after  Lincoln's  death  ? 
A.  Andrew  Johnson. 

6.  Q.  Who  was  put  in  charge  of  all  the  Union  forces 
after  Sherman's  march  to  the  sea  ? 

A.  Gen.  Grant. 

7.  Q.  From  whom  was  Alaska  purchased? 
A.  Russia. 

8.  Q.  Why  was  the  homestead  act  important  ? 

A.  Because  it  helped  greatly  to  settle  the  western 
part  of  the  United  States. 

9.  Q.  What  became  of  the  Spanish  Fleet  under 
Admiral  Cervera  when  war  was  declared  ? 

A.  It  hid  in  the  Harbor  of  Santiago. 

10.  Q.  What  trouble  did  the  United  States  have  with 
Colombia  over  the  canal  ? 

A.  Colombia  would  not  give  the  United  States  the 
right  to  build  it. 

ARITHMETIC. 

1.  A  girl  attended  school  every  school  day  for  9 
weeks.     How  many  days  was  she  at  school  ? 

2.  There  are  8  quarts  in  a  peck.  How  many  quarts 
are  there  in  4  pecks  ? 

3.  Find  the  product  of  7x39,125. 

4.  At  a  public  sale  8  tons  of  hay  were  sold  for  $7.85 
per  ton.     How  much  was  paid  for  the  hay? 

5.  What  is  the  product  of  393X20? 


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6.  Multiply  3,567  by  58. 

7.  Multiply  3,426  by  69. 

8.  Multiply  38,492  by  341. 

9.  Multiply  S304.37  by  9,007. 

10.  A  has  $65,  B  has  three  times  as  much  as  A,  and 
C  has  as  much  as  both,  lacking  $25.  How  much  have 
they  all  ? 

(Second  Period.) 
GEOGRAPHY. 

1.  Q.  What  large  island  lies  to  the  south  of  Connec- 
ticut and  New  York  ? 

A.  Long  Island. 

2.  Q.  Name  a  good  harbor  in  Rhode  Island;  in 
Connecticut. 

A.  Newport,  R.  I.;  Connecticut  has  no  good  har- 
bors for  large  ships.  New  London  and  New  Haven  are 
available  for  small  craft. 

3.  Q.  What  great  bay  is  found  in  Maryland  and 
Virginia  ? 

A.  Chesapeake  Bay. 

4.  Q.  Name  an  important  port  of  Alabama. 
A.  Mobile. 

5.  Q.  W^^^^  is  the  largest  city  in  Maryland  ? 
A.  Baltimore. 

6.  Q.  Name  the  Great  Lakes. 

A.  Superior,  Michigan,  Huron,  Erie,  and  Ontario. 

7.  Q.  What  two  large  islands  lie  to  the  south  of 
Massachusetts  ? 

A.  Marthas  Vineyard  Island  and  Nantucket  Island. 

8.  Q.  Name  a  good  harbor  in  Maine,  New  Hampshire 
and  Massachusetts.  ' 

A.  Portland,  Me.;  Portsmouth,  N.  H.;  Boston 
Mass.  ' 

9.  Q.  Bound  Louisiana. 

A.  Louisiana  is  bounded  on  the  north  by  Mississippi 
and  Arkansas;  on  the  south  by  the  Gulf  of  Mexico; 
on  the  east  by  Mississippi  and  the  Gulf  of  Mexico;  on 
the  west  by  Texas. 

10.  Q.  Name  some  of  the  ports  of  Florida. 

A.  Tampa,  Pensacola,  Jacksonville,  and  Miami. 


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HISTORY. 

1.  Q.  Who  opened  up  the  upper  Mississippi  River 
to  the  Union  forces  ? 

A.  Commodore  Foote. 

2.  Q.  Who  was  Robert  E.  Lee? 

A.  He  was  the  greatest  general  of  the  Confederacy. 

3.  Q.  Was  Lee  driven  back  from  Maryland? 
A.  Yes. 

4.  Q.  What  did  Lee  do  after  his  victory  at  Chan- 
cellorsville  ? 

A.  He  led  his  army  into  Pennsylvania,  hoping  to  be 
able  to  capture  Philadelphia  and  New  York. 

5.  Q.  Who  was  put  in  charge  of  all  the  Union  forces  ? 
A.  Gen.  Grant. 

6.  Q.  What  was  done  to  the  people  who  had  been 
fighting  against  the  Government  ? 

A.  They  were  all  pardoned  if  thev  would  take  the 
oath  to  henceforth  support  and  defend  the  Constitution. 

7.  Q.  How  did  the  Carpet  Baggers  gain  control  of 
the  State  governments  ? 

A.  By  persuading  the  negroes  to  vote  for  them. 

8.  Q.  What  caused  the  Venezuela  boundary  dispute  ? 
A.  In  1895  England  tried  to  extend  the  territory  of 

Guiana  over  territory  claimed  by  Venezuela. 

9.  Q.  W^at  was  the  result  of  the  battle  off  Santiago 
Harbor  ? 

A.  The  Spanish  fleet  was  totally  destroyed. 

10.  Q.  When  did  the  United  States  start  work  on 
the  Panama  Canal  ? 

A.  In  1904. 

ARITHMETIC. 

1 .  How  far  can  a  man  walk  in  9  hours,  if  he  walks  4 
miles  an  hour  ? 

2.  If  a  boy  writes  5  words  in  a  minute,  how  many 
words  can  he  write  in  9  minutes  ? 

3.  Find  the  product  of  8  X  85,367. 

4.  What  will  7  tons  of  railroad  iron  cost  at  S64.25  a 
ton? 

5.  Multiply  402  by  10. 


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6.  Multiply  3,985  by  71. 

7.  Multiply  3,426  by  67. 

8.  Multiply  58,197  by  206. 

9.  Multiply  $513.64  by  5,073. 

10.  It  requires  1,972  pickets  to  fence  one  side  of  a 
square  lot.  How  many  pickets  will  be  required  to 
fence  17  lots  of  the  same  size  and  shape  ? 

(Third  Period.) 
GEOGRAPHY. 

1.  Q.  What  is  the  northeast  point  of  Long  Island 
called? 

A.  Montauk  Point. 

2.  Q.  Name  a  good  harbor  in  Maine. 
A.  Portland. 

3.  Q.  What  and  where  is  the  capital  and  largest  city 
of  Rhode  Island  ? 

A.  Providence,  on  upper  Narragansett  Bay. 

4.  Q.  Name  two  large  rivers  that  flow  into  Chesa- 
peake Bay  ? 

A.  Susquehanna  and  Potomac  Rivers. 

5.  O.  What  is  a  delta? 

A.  A  delta  is  land  at  the  mouth  of  a  river  built  up 
from  sediment  that  a  river  carries. 

6.  Q.  Which  of  the  Great  Lakes  is  wholly  within 
the  United  States  ? 

A.  Lake  Michigan. 

7.  Q.  What  is  the  large  body  of  water  between  the 
mainland  and  Long  Island  ? 

A.  Long  Island  Sound. 

8.  Q.  Name  good  harbors  in  New  York,  New  Jersey, 
and  Pennsylvania. 

A.  New  York,  N.  Y.;  Camden,  N.  J.;  Delaware 
River,  Pa. 

9.  Q.  What  important  cities  are  situated  on  the 
Chesapeake  Bay  ? 

A.  Baltimore,  Md.;  Annapolis,  Md.;  Norfolk,  Va.; 
and  Newport  News,  Va. 

10.  Q.  Name  an  important  port  of  Louisiana. 
A.  New  Orleans. 

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HISTORY. 


1.  Q.  What  did  Admiral  Fairagut  do? 
A.  H( 


A.  He  took  a  large  fleet  and  fought  his  way  up  the 
Mississippi  River  and  captured  New  Orleans  and 
Baton  Rouge. 

2.  Q.  Who  was  sent  to  help  McClellan  take  Rich- 
mond ? 

A.  McDowell,  with  40,000  men. 

3.  Q.  What  did  Burnside  do? 

A.  He  was  badly  defeated  at  Fredericksburg. 

4.  Q.  Why  is  the  battle  of  Gettysburg  important? 
A.  It  was  the  greatest  battle  of  the  Civil  War  and 

one  of  the  greatest  battles  in  the  history  of  the  world. 

5.  Q.  Who  opposed  Grant  at  Richmond  ? 
A.  Lee. 

6.  Q.  What  was  the  fourteenth  amendment  to  the 
Constitution  ? 

A.  AboUshing  slavery  entirely  from  the  United 
States. 

7.  O.  Why  was  the  Ku-Klux-Klan  society  oi^anized  ? 
A.  As  a  protection  against  the  rule  of  the  negroes 

and  Carpet  Baggers. 

8.  Q.  What  actually  caused  the  war  with  Spain  ? 

A.  The  blowing  up  of  the  U.  S.  S.  Maine  in  the 
Harbor  of  Habana  in  February,  1898. 

9.  Q.  What  did  we  gain  by  the  Spanish  War? 
A.  rorto  Rico  and  the  Philippine  Islands. 

10.  Q.  Who  discovered  the  North  Pole? 

A.  Robert  E.  Peary,  an  American  naval  officer. 

ARITHMETIC. 

1.  At  8  cents  each,  what  will  5  pencils  cost? 

2.  A  window  composed  of  small  panes  of  glass  had 
10  rows  containing  7  in  each  row.  How  many  panes 
were  there  in  the  window  ? 

3.  Find  the  product  of  4  X 36,895. 

4.  If  a  firkin  of  butter  costs  $13.85,  what  must  be 
paid  for  5  firkins  ? 

5.  Find  the  product  of  375  X 10. 


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6.  Multiply  5,493  by  27. 

7.  Multiply  7,346  by  84. 

8.  Multiply  61,004  by  372. 

9.  Multiply  $416.32  by  3,707. 

10.  A  freight  train  consists  of  26  cars;  each  car  con- 
tains 82  barrels  of  flour,  and  each  barrel  of  flour  weighs 
196  pounds.  How  many  pounds  of  flour  in  the  entire 
freight  train  ? 

FOURTH  GRADE. 

(First  Period.) 
ARITHMETIC. 

1.  Q.  Divide  38,125  bv  1,000. 

2.  Q.  Divide  38,765,893  by  717. 

3.  Q.  Findthevalueof(532-40)-(315-116-^7)-^35. 

4.  Q.  Find  by  inspection  the  exact  divisors  of 
142,254. 

5.  Q.  Give  the  prime  factors  of  124,416;  use  expo- 
nents. 

6.  Q.  Divide  by  cancellation  75  by  125  X  33  X  28 
by  14  X  16  X  150. 

7.  Q.  Change  to  similar  fraction  and  add  f ,  ^,  |-|, 
•8.  Q.  Same,  7|,  9f,  8§,  4^. 

9.  Q.  Same,  43if,  19^,  21^- 

10.  Q.  Find  the  value  of  8i,  3f ,  2|,  2^,  5. 

11.  Q.  Multiply  If  X  3^  X  f. 

12.  Q.  Multiply  39|^  by  27. 

13.  Q.  Divide  14  by  |. 

14.  Q.  Divide  §  of  |  of  |  of  |  by  -|  oi  %  oi  ^  of  4. 

15.  Q.  Simplify  ^^. 

16.  Q.  Find  the  number  of  which  609  is  |i  of. 

17.  Q.  Change  to  similar  decimals  and  add  146.9, 
.000412,  31.416,  125.001,  231.8. 

18.  Q.  Multiply  14.136  by  .00045. 

19.  Q.  Divide  .00255  by  51. 

20.  Q.  Multiply  (short  process)  864,254  by  996. 

GEOGRAPHY. 

1.  Q.  Bound  Alaska. 

2.  Q.  What  is  the  capital  of  Alaska  ? 

3.  Q.  Name  some  of  the  principal  cities  in  Cuba. 


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4.  Q.  Where  has  the  United  States  a  navai  station 
in  Cuba  ? 

5.  Q.  What  and  where  are  the  principal  Philippine 
Islands  ? 

(Second  Period.) 
ARITHMETIC. 

1.  Q.  Divide  786,948  by  586. 

2.  Q.  Divide  9,865,836  by  800. 

3.  Q.  Find    by    inspection    the    exact    divisors    of 
765,432. 

4.  Q.  Give   the   prime   factors    (use   exponents)    of 
373,248. 

5.  Q.  Solve  by  cancellation — 

176  X  17  X  288  X  1024  X  1152  X  52  X  22 
11X88X119X128X117X144X72X512' 

6.  Q.  Change  the  following:  H  to  84ths,  f|  to  108ths, 
^  to  355ths. 

7.  Q.  Reduce  to  lowest  terms :  |i,  M >  Hi- 

8.  Q.  Reduce  to  improper  fractions:  399|^,  815-i^, 
73^. 

9.  Q.  Reduce  to  mixed  numbers:  ^,  -W,  HF- 

10.  Q.  Reduce  to  similar  fractions  and  add  §,  i,  J, 

A,  if. 

11.  Q.  Find  the  value  of  H,  ^,  J,  ^,  4538^. 

12.  Q.  Multiply  J  XII  X  -M-  X  tWj- 

13.  Q.  Divide  7i  X  8|  X  §  of  16§  by  2 J  X  49|  X  11^. 

14.  Q.  Simplify  ^-^^^-^---^^ . 

15.  Q.  Reduce      to      similar      decimals:      4.00785, 
.0000039846,  .0079,  387,  .5896787. 

16.  Q.  Add    the    above    after    changing    to    similar 
decimals. 

17.  Q.  Multiply  278,948.789567  by  .0098. 

18.  Q.  Divide  8.0000895861  by  .0000009. 

19.  Q.  Multiply  by  short  process  999  by  999  by  99. 

20.  Q.  Multiply  by  short  process  867,321  by  33^. 

21.  Q.  619,381  divided  by  9  equals  68,820^. 

22.  Q.  61,735  divided  by  10,000  equals  O^VoVo 

23.  Q.  75,143,920  divided  by  950  equals  79,09811^. 

24.  Q.   (3+4)  X5- (5  +  4)^3  equals  32. 

25.  Q.  Find  the  prime  factors  of  64,384  equals  2,  503. 


26.  Q.  6X9X12X35X20-V-3X3X4X5X30  equals 
36. 

27.  Q.  Reduce  to  its  lowest  terms:  f|f  equals  ^. 

28.  Q.  fH-f+^+x\  equals  2f|. 

29.  Q.  41^f +  23H  +  36i|  equals  1 01  ff-J. 

30.  Q.  H-fi  equals  A. 

31.  Q.  f  +  l-A+l  equals  Iff. 
S2.  q.  ^X-i^X t\  equals -f-. 

33.  Q.  24|4X  48  equals  1,1 74i. 

34.  Q.  ^-->  equals  IJ. 

35.  Q.  i|  X  ^VX  A -^81  equals  ^V 

36.  Q.  SUl^'l''^^^^**^- 

37.  Q.  Change  to  decimals  J,  ^  equals  .333,  1.5. 

38.  Q.  37 +  5.4 +  62.5 +  .44 +  3.845  equals  109.185 

39.  Q.  3.5872 -1.2834  equals  2.2215. 

40.  Q.  7.8125-^31.25  equals  .25. 

GEOGRAPHY. 

21.  Q.  What  land  does  the  United  States  own  in 
Central  America? 

22.  Q.  What  is  the  chief  industry  of  the  Hawaiian 
Islands  ? 

23.  Q.  Name  the  east  cape  of  Cuba? 

24.  Q.  What  and  where  is  Porto  Rico  ? 

25.  Q.  What  large  river  arises  in  Alaska  ? 

FIFTH  GRADE. 

(First  Period.) 
ARITHMETIC. 

1.  If  67i  tons  of  hay  cost  $7.50,  what  will  6.75  tons 
cost? 

2.  Reduce  to  higher  denominations:  76,840  feet. 

3.  Reduce  to  fraction  of  a  rod:  375  inches. 

4.  Reduce  to  units  of  lower  denomination:  .545 
square  rod. 

5.  Reduce  to  units  of  higher  denomination:  25,600 
giUs. 

6.  Reduce  to  pence:  £2  10s.  6d. 

7.  35  per  cent  of  a  regiment  being  sick,  only  637  men 
were  ready  for  duty.  What  was  the  strength  of  the 
regiment  ? 


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8.  A  merchant  gained  in  one  year  $3,650  on  goods 
sold  at  20  per  cent  ^ain.     What  did  they  cost  ? 

9.  A  merchant  paid  his  agent  a  commission  of  2  J  per 
cent  on  goods  bought  for  $3,365.85.  What  was  the 
total  cost  to  the  merchant  ? 

10.  Find  net  amount  of  $350,  discounts  30  per  cent 
and  15  per  cent. 

GEOGRAPHY. 

1.  Where  is  Cape  Mendocino? 

2.  Where  is  Mount  Shasta?     Mount  Rainier? 

3.  Name  a  large  city  in  Cahfornia.     In  Utah. 

4.  What  is  the  home  port  of  the  First  Division? 

5.  What  is  the  home  port  of  the  Second  Division? 

(Second  Period.) 
ARITHMETIC. 

1.  A  man  sold  .26  of  his  wheat  to  one  man  and  .39 
of  it  to  another.  He  kept  70  bushels.  How  much  did 
he  have  before  selling  ? 

2.  Reduce  f  cubic  foot  to  cubic  inches. 

3.  What  part  of  a  pound  avoirdupois  is  a  pound  troy  ? 

4.  A  train  running  from  Philadelphia  to  New  York,  a 
distance  of  90  miles,  makes  it  in  1  hour  35  minutes. 
What  is  its  rate  per  hour  ? 

5.  If  I  burn  a  pint  of  kerosene  every  night,  what  will 
three  weeks'  supply  cost  me  at  15  cents  a  gallon? 

6.  The  difference  in  time  between  two  cities  is  43 
minutes  32  seconds.  What  is  their  difference  in  longi- 
tude? 

7.  A  and  B  bought  a  horse  for  $100,  of  which  A^aid 
$30  and  B  $70.  They  sold  it  and  gained  $40.  What 
was  each  one's  share  of  the  gain  ? 

8.  Out  of  350  words  a  student  spelled  329  correctly. 
What  per  cent  was  spelled  correctly? 

9.  A  merchant  gained  in  one  year  $3,650  on  goods 
sold  at  a  profit  of  20  per  cent.  What  was  the  cost  of 
the  goods  ? 

10.  What  will  it  cost  to  insure  a  building  worth 
$9,840  for  §  of  its  value  at  J  per  cent  ? 


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GEOGRAPHY. 


1.  Where  is  the  Yellowstone  Park? 

2.  What  is  the  largest  city  in  Oregon? 

3.  Where  is  Spokane? 

4.  How  many  States  in  the  United  States? 

5.  Wliere  is  Tucson  ? 

(TWrd  Period.)! 
ARITHMETIC. 

41. 

1.  Keduce  to  a  decimal  Y^  X  (f  +  J). 

2.  Change  .635  foot  to  fraction  of  a  rod. 

3.  Reduce  5  tons  10  hundredweight  24  pounds  8 
ounces  to  ounces. 

4.  Change  to  higher  denominations  34.856d.  (Eng- 
lish money). 

5.  How  much  fertilizer  will  be  required  for  5  acres 
96  square  rods  of  land,  allowing  3  bushels  1  peck  3 
quarts  to  an  acre? 

6.  A  traveler  found  on  arriving  at  his  destination  that 
his  watch  was  1  hour  35  minutes  slow.  Which  direc- 
tion had  he  traveled,  and  how  far? 

7.  How  many  double  rolls  of  paper  will  be  required 
for  the  walls  of  a  hall  6  feet  by  28  feet  and  10  feet  high, 
the  baseboard  being  9  inches  high  and  9  strips  being 
deducted  for  openings? 

8.  Two  men  hire  a  pasture  for  $75.  One  put  in  26 
sheep  for  9  weeks  and  the  other  37  sheep  for  11  weeks. 
How  much  ought  each  to  pay? 

9.  A  clerk's  salary  was  raised  15  per  cent.  He  then 
received  $  1 ,050  per  year.     What  was  his  salary  before  ? 

10.  A  commission  merchant  sold  a  consignment  of 
cotton  for  $2,560.  He  retained  $100  to  pay  his  own 
commission  and  freight  charges,  amounting  to  $10.40. 
What  per  cent  was  his  commission  ? 

GEOGRAPHY. 

1.  Name  6  large  seaports  of  the  United  States? 

2.  How  did  the  United  States  obtain  Alaska? 


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3.  Where  are  United  States  naval  guns  made? 

4.  What  is  the  Grand  Canyon  of  the  Colorado  ? 

5.  Where  is  Cape  Mendocino  ? 

SIXTH  GRADE. 

(First  Period.) 
ARITHMETIC. 

1.  Find  simple  interest  of  $250.50  for  4  years  at  6 
per  cent. 

2.  Find  the  amount  of  $1,976  for  3  years  6  months  12 
days  with  annual  interest  at  6  per  cent. 

3.  Find  compound  interest  of  $430.75  for  3  years  4 
months  at  5  per  cent. 

4.  A  note  dated  January  2, 1907,  for  $1,800  was  in- 
dorsed as  follows:  January  4,  1908,  $200;  January  4, 
1909,  $100;  June  5,  1909,  $500.  What  was  due  Janu- 
ary 3,  1910,  with  interest  at  8  per  cent? 

5.  How  much  must  be  paid  for  120  shares  of  CCD.  C. 
stock  at  33 J,  brokerage  J  per  cent? 

6.  A  piece  of  work  can  be  done  by  25  men  in  40 
days.  At  the  end  of  18  days  13  men  quit  work.  How 
long  will  it  take  the  rest  to  finish  it  ? 

7.  If  3  men  dig  a  ditch  20  rods  long  and  3  feet  wide 
in  10  days,  how  long  will  it  take  5  men  to  dig  one  40 
rods  long  by  4  feet  wide  ? 

8.  Divide  750  into  parts  proportional  as  1,  2,  3,  4, 
and  5. 

9.  Extract  the  square  root  of  97.8121. 

10.  A  cubical  box  contains  54,872  cubic  inches. 
What  is  its  height  ? 

GEOGRAPHY. 

1 .  How  did  the  United  States  obtain  Alaska  ? 

2.  What  is  the  Canal  Zone  ? 

3 .  Where  are  naval  guns  made  and  where  tested  ? 

4.  What  is  the  Southern  Drill  Grounds  ? 

5.  Where  is  Guantanamo  Bay? 

(Second  Period.) 
ARITHMETIC. 

1.  Find  the  interest  of  $3,000  from  February  2, 
1912,  to  September  8,  1912,  at  6  per  cent. 


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2.  What  sum  of  money  will  produce  $95.35  interest 
in  4  years  7  months  at  7  per  cent  ? 

3.  What  will  be  the  cost  in  Denver  of  a  sight  draft 
on  Cleveland  for  $800  when  exchange  is  at  f  per  cent 
premium  ? 

4.  A,  B,  and  C  engage  in  business.  A  furnishes 
$9,000  of  the  capital;  B,  $5,000;  and  C  $6,000.  If 
they  gain  $6,000,  what  is  each  one's  share  of  the  gain  ? 

5.  If  a  garrison  of  150  men  consume  26  barrels  of 
floiu*  in  9  weeks,  how  much  will  it  consume  in  22^ 
weeks  ? 

6.  If  a  railway  train  runs  444  miles  in  8  hours  40 
minutes,  in  what  time  can  it  run  1,060  miles  at  the 
same  rate  of  speed  ? 

7.  If  11  men  build  45  rods  of  wall  in  6  days  of  10 
hours  each,  how  many  men  will  build  81  rods  of  wall 
in  12  days  of  11  hours  each? 

8.  Raise  to  the  power  indicated  (3.05)^;  (7^)^. 

9.  How  far  apart  are  the  opposite  corners  of  a  square 
farm  which  contains  360  acres  ? 

10.  How  deep  is  a  cubical  cistern  containing  2,744 
cubic  feet  ? 

GEOGRAPHY. 

1.  What  is  the  capital  of  Alaska  ? 

2.  What  government  has  Cuba  ? 

3.  How  and  when  did  we  obtain  Alaska? 

4.  What  is  the  capital  of  Porto  Rico  ? 

(Third  Period.) 
ARITHMETIC. 

1.  Find  simple  interest  on  $564,80  for  8  years  5 
months  at  8  per  cent. 

2.  Find  compound  interest  on  $420.80  for  4  years 
6  months  at  6  per  cent. 

3.  A  note  of  $1,000  dated  April  2,  1905,  was  indorsed 
as  follows:  June  1,  1905,  $200;  September  10,  1905, 
$350.     How  much  was  due  April  2,  1906,  at  7  per  cent  ? 

4.  What  is  the  present  worth  and  discount  of  $760.85 
payable  in  10  months  when  money  is  worth  5  per  cent? 

5.  If  a  garrison  of  200  men  have  provisions  for  8 
months,  how  many  of  them  must  be  detached  at  the 


end  of  5  months  in  order  that  the  remaining  provisions 
may  last  the  rest  8  months  lono^er  ? 

6.  If  18  men  can  perform  a  piece  of  work  in  12  days, 
how  many  men  will  it  take  to  do  4  times  as  much  work 
in  J  the  time  ? 

7.  Divide  420  into  3  parts  which  shall  be  to  each 
other  as  2,  5,  and  7. 

8.  How  far  apart  are  the  opposite  corners  of  a 
square  3  60- acre  farm  ? 

9.  A  cubical  cistern  contains  400  barrels  of  water. 
How  deep  is  it  ? 

10.  If  a  ball  3  inches  in  diameter  weighs  7  pounds, 
how  much  will  one  weigh  whose  diameter  is  5  inches  ? 

GEOGRAPHY. 

1.  What  islands  does  the  United  States  own  in  the 
Pacific  Ocean  ? 

2.  Wliat  is  the  Canal  Zone  ? 

3.  Where  is  Pearl  Harbor? 

4.  Where  is  Guantanamo  Bay  ? 

5.  Where  is  Culebra  Island  ? 

SEVENTH  GRADE. 

(First  Peaiod.) 
ARITHMETIC. 

1.  What  wiU  it  cost  to  lay  a  pavement  40  feet  long 
and  9  feet  6  inches  wide  at  $0.35  per  square  yard? 

2.  A  house  is  38  feet  from  the  ground  to  the  eaves. 
How  long  must  a  ladder  be  to  reach  the  eaves  if  its 
feet  is  placed  25  feet  from  the  house  ? 

3.  A  man  sold  2  farms  for  $4,800  each.  On  one  he 
gained  20  per  cent,  and  on  the  other  he  lost  20  per  cent. 
Did  he  gam  or  lose  on  the  sale  and  how  much  ? 

4.  A  boy  agreed  to  work  for  50  days  at  25  cents  the 
first  day  and  an  increase  of  3  cents  per  day.  What 
were  his  wages  the  last  day  ? 

5.  Find  the  sum  of  an  arithmetical  series  of  which 
the  first  term  is  2,  the  common  difference  3,  and  the 
number  of  terms  7. 


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6.  The  first  term  of  a  geometrical  progression  is  10 
and  the  ratio  is  3.     What  is  the  sixth  term? 

7.  What  is  the  lateral  surface  of  a  cylinder  whose 
diameter  is  2  feet  and  whose  base  is  5  feet  ? 

8.  What  is  the  lateral  surface  of  a  cone  whose  di- 
ameter at  the  base  is  12  feet  and  whose  slant  height  is 
20  feet? 

9.  What  is  the  volume  of  a  cylinder  whose  diameter 
is  1^  feet  and  whose  length  is  4  feet? 

10.  The  diameter  of  a  sphere  is  5  feet.  How  many 
cubic  feet  does  it  contain  ? 

GEOGRAPHY. 

1.  How  did  the  United  States  acquire  the  Hawaiian 
Islands  ? 

2.  What  is  the  capital  of  Hawaii? 

3.  What  is  the  capital  of  the  Phihppine  Islands? 

4.  What  river  runs  into  Manila  Bay  at  the  city  of 
Manila  ? 

(Second  Period.) 
ARITHMETIC. 

1.  Find  compound  interest  on  $535  for  3  years  5 
months  at  7  per  cent. 

2.  A  note  of  $1,800,  dated  August  2,  1907,  was  in- 
dorsed as  follows:  January  4,  1908,  $200;  June  5,  1909, 
$500.     What  was  due  January  3,  1910,  at  8  per  cent? 

3.  What  is  the  present  worth  of  $576.75  payable  in 
9  months  when  money  is  worth  6  jyer  cent  ? 

4.  What  sum  must  be  invested  in  United  States  4's 
at  121  J,  brokerage  J  per  cent,  to  secure  an  annual  in- 
come of  $900  ? 

5.  If  5  horses  eat  as  much  as  6  cattle  and  8  horses 
and  12  cattle  eat  12  tons  of  hay  in  40  days,  how  much 
hay  will  be  needed  for  7  horses  and  15  cattle  for  65 
days  ? 

6.  What  is  the  distance  from  a  lower  corner  to  the 
upper  opposite  corner  of  a  room  24  feet  by  18  feet  and 
12  feet  high? 

7.  A  bushel  measure  is  in  the  form  of  a  cylinder  18^ 
inches  in  diameter  and  8  inches  deep.  What  will  be 
the  dimensions  of  a  peck  measure  of  similar  shape  ? 


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8.  A  man  walked  15  miles  the  first  day  and  increased 
his  rate  3  miles  per  day  for  10  days.  How  far  did  he 
walk  in  the  11  days? 

9.  The  extremes  of  a  geometrical  progression  are  ^ 
and  -f-JI  and  the  ratio  is  2 J.  What  is  the  sum  of  the 
series  ? 

10.  What  is  the  volume  of  the  pyramid  the  lower 
base  of  which  is  20  feet  square  and  the  upper  base  10 
feet  square  and  the  altitude  20  feet  ? 

GEOGRAPHY. 

1.  How  did  the  United  States* obtain  Hawaii? 

2.  How  did  the  United  States  obtain  the  Phihppine 
Islands  ? 

3.  What  is  Ihe  government  of  Cuba? 

4.  How  much  territory  is  contained  in  the  Canal 
Zone? 

5.  How  did  the  United  States  obtain  the  Canal  Zone  ? 

(Third  Period.) 
ARITHMETIC. 

1.  What  will  it  cost  to  lay  a  pavement  40  feet  long 
and  9  feet  6  inches  wide  at  $0.35  per  square  yard  ? 

2.  A  house  is  38  feet  from  the  ground  to  the  eaves. 
How  long  must  a  ladder  be  to  reach  the  eaves  if  its 
foot  is  placed  25  feet  from  the  house  ? 

3.  A  man  sold  2  farms  for  $4,800.  On  one  he  gained 
20  per  cent,  and  on  the  other  he  lost  20  per  cent.  Did 
he  gain  or  lose  on  the  sale  and  how  much  ? 

4.  A  boy  agreed  to  work  for  50  days  at  25  cents  the 
first  day  and  an  increase  of  3  cents  per  day.  What 
were  his  wages  the  last  day  ? 

5.  Find  the  sum  of  an  arithmetical  series  of  which 
the  first  term  is  2,  the  common  difference  3,  and  the 
number  of  terms  7. 

6.  The  first  term  of  a  geometrical  progression  is  10 
and  the  ratio  is  3.     WTiat  is  the  sixth  term? 

7.  What  is  the  lateral  surface  of  a  cylinder  whose 
diameter  is  2  feet  and  whose  base  is  5  feet  ? 


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8.  What  is  the  lateral  surface  of  a  cone  whose  diam- 
eter at  the  base  is  12  feet  and  whose  slant  height  is 
20  feet? 

9.  What  is  the  volume  of  a  cylinder  whose  diameter 
is  li  feet  and  whose  length  is  4  feet  ? 

10.  The  diameter  of  a  sphere  is  5  feet.  How  many 
cubic  feet  does  it  contain  ? 

GEOGRAPHY. 

1.  How  did  the  United  States  acquire  the  Hawaiian 
Islands  ? 

2.  What  is  the  capital  of  Hawaii? 

3.  What  is  the  capital  of  the  Philippine  Islands? 

4.  What  river  runs  into  Manila  Bay  at  the  city  of 
Manila  ? 

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